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Cetoniidae

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Overview

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Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.

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By morphological characters, the adults can be separated from the other scarabs by the combination of the following characters: epipleuron easily recognizable, border lateral of elytra sinuate and antennal insertion visible from above. Six tribes are normally recognized: Stenotarsiini, Schizorhinini, Gymnetini, Goliathini, Cetoniini, and Cremastocheilini, the last four are also found in the New World. The tribe Gymnetini is the biggest of the American tribes, and Goliathini contains the largest species, and is mainly found in the rainfores t regions of Africa.

Systematics and taxonomy

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The tribes of subfamily Cetoniinae, with some notable genera also listed, are:[1]

Subtribus Cetoniina Leach, 1815

Subtribus Leucocelina

Subtribus Cremastocheilini Burmeister & Schaum, 1841

Tribus Goliathini

Tribus Gymnetini

Tribus Heterorrhinini

Tribus Schizorhinini

Tribus Trichiini Fleming, 1821

Tribus Valgini Mulsant, 1842

Other

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By morphological characters, the adults can be separated from the other scarabs by the combination of the following characters: epipleuron easily recognizable, border lateral of elytra sinuate and antennal insertion visible from above. Six tribes are normally recognized: Stenotarsiini, Schizorhinini, Gymnetini, Goliathini, Cetoniini, and Cremastocheilini, the last four are also found in the New World. The tribe Gymnetini is the biggest of the American tribes, and Goliathini conta ins the largest species, and is mainly found in the rainforest regions of Africa.

Systematics and taxonomy

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The tribes of subfamily Cetoniinae, with some notable genera also listed, are:[1]

Subtribus Cetoniina Leach, 1815

Subtribus Leucocelina

Subtribus Cremastocheilini Burmeister & Schaum, 1841

Tribus Goliathini

Tribus Gymnetini

Tribus Heterorrhinini

Tribus Schizorhinini

Tribus Trichiini Fleming, 1821

Tribus Valgini Mulsant, 1842

Other

References

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  1. ^ "Subfamily Cetoniinae Leach, 1815". http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxontree/id8159/. Retrieved 2010-12-29. 

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Taxonomy

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The Family Cetoniidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Acanthoprotaetia

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Acrothyrea

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Adonides

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Aethiessa

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Agestrata

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Agnorimus

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Alleucosma

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Allorrhina

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Amaurodes

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Amauroleucocelis

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Amazula

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Amithao

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Anacamptorrhina

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Anagnathocera

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Analleucosma

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Anaspilus

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Anatona

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Anatonochilus

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Anatrinodia

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Anelaphinis

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Anisorrhina

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Anocoela

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Anoplocheilus

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Anthracophora

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Anthracophorides

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Apeltastes

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Aphanesthes

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Aphelinis

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Aphelorrhina

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Apocnosis

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Apocnosoides

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Aporecolpa

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Archedinus

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Argyripa

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Argyrophegges

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Arielina

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Astenorella

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Asthenorhina

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Astoxenus

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Astrocara

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Atrichelaphinis

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Atrichiana

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Atropinota

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Autoprotaetia

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Bacchusia

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Badelina

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Badizoblax

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Balsameda

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Basilewskynia

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Bietia

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Bisallardiana

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Bisoroclita

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Bivalgus

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Bombodes

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Bonoraella

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Bourgoinigora

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Brachagenius

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Brachymacroma

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Bricoptis

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Cacochroa

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Caelorrhina

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Callipechis

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Callophylla

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Callynomes

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Caloglycyphana

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Calometopidius

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Calometopus

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Calopotosia

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Caloprotaetia

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Camapterus

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Campsiura

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Campulipes

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Campulipus

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Carneluttia

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Celebesia

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Celebesiana

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Celidota

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Celidotella

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Centrantyx

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Centrochilus

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Centrognathus

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Cephalocosmus

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Cetonischema

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Chaetodermina

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Chaetovalgus

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Chalcopharis

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Chalcoprotaetia

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Chalcotheomima

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Charadronota

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Charitovalgus

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Cheirolasia

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Chelorrhina

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Chewia

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Chilamblys

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Chiloloba

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Chiriquiba

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Chloresthia

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Chlorixanthe

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Chlorobapta

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Chlorocala

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Chondropyga

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Chondrorrhina

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Chordodera

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Chromovalgus

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Chrysoliocola

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Chrysopotosia

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Chtonobius

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Clastocnemis

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Clerota

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Clinterocera

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Clinteroides

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Clithria

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Clydonophorus

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Coelocorynus

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Coelocratus

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Coilodera

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Compsocephalus

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Comythovalgus

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Conradtia

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Coptomiopsis

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Corynotrichius

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Cosmesthes

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Cosmiomorpha

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Cosmiomorphomima

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Cosmiophaena

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Costinota

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Cotinorrhina

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Criniflava

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Cryptodontus

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Cyclidiellus

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Cyclidinus

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Cyclidius

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Cyclophorellus

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Cyphonocephalus

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Cyprolais

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Cyriodera

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Cyrtothyrea

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Dasyvalgoides

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Descarpentriesia

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Desfontainesia

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Desicasta

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Dialithus

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Dicellachilus

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Dicheros

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Dichrosoma

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Dicranobia

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Dicranorrhina

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Dicronorhina

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Dicronorrhina

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Digenethle

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Dilochrosis

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Diphrontis

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Diphyllomorpha

Diploa

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Diploeida

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Diplognathoides

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Dirrhina

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Dischista

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Discopeltis

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Dolichostethus

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Dymusia

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Dyspilophora

Eccoptocnemis

Eccoptomia

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Elassochiton

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Endoxazus

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Endroedia

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Enoplotarsus

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Eoalleucosma

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Eoheterorrhina

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Epicometes

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Epistalagma

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Epitrichius

Epixanthis

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Eriopeltastes

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Eriulis

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Erlangeria

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Erythroderma

Eucetonia

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Euchilia

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Euchloropus

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Eucymophorus

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Eudicella

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Euglycyphana

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Euglypta

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Eumacronota

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Eupotosia

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Euprigenia

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Euprotaetia

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Euremina

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Euryomia

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Euryvalgus

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Euselates

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Eutelesmus

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Excisivalgus

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Fairmairiana

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Fornasinius

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Foveopotosia

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Gametis

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Gametoides

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Geminigora

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Genyodonta

Giesbertiolus

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Glaphyronyx

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Glycosia

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Glycyphaniola

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Glyptothea

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Glyptotheomima

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Gnorimidia

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Gnorimimelus

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Gnorimotrichius

Gnorimus

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Goetzia

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Golinca

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Gonoprotaetia

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Grammopyga

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Guatemalica

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Gymnetina

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Gymnetosoma

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Gymnophana

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Hadrodiplognatha

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Hadrosticta

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Haematonotus

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Halffterinetis

Hegemus

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Hemiaspidius

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Hemicephalocosmus

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Hemichalcothea

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Hemichnoodes

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Hemicoryphocera

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Hemiheterorrhina

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Hemilia

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Hemiopta

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Hemiprigenia

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Hemiprotaetia

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Hemitheodosia

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Herculaisia

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Heteralleucosma

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Heterelaphinis

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Heteroclita

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Heterocnemis

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Heterocotinis

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Heterocranus

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Heteroglycyphana

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Heteroprotaetia

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Heteropseudinca

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Heterorrhina

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Heterorrhiniola

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Heterostetha

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Heterotephraea

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Heterovalgus

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Hiberasta

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Hologymnetis

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Homoeopsopha

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Homothyrea

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Hoplitovalgus

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Hoplopyga

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Hoplopygothrix

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Howdenia

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Hybovalgus

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Hyphelithia

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Idiovalgus

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Incala

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Indognorimus

Indoliocola

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Indoprotaetia

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Indotrichius

Ingrisma

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Iridisoma

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Ischiopsopha

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Ischnostomiella

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Ischnotarsia

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Ixorida

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Jansonella

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Jansongora

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Jothochilus

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Jumnos

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Kerowagia

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Kuytenia

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Lamellothyrea

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Lansbergia

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Lasiotrichius

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Laurentiana

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Lawangia

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Lecanoderus

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Lenosoma

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Lepivalgus

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Leptothyrea

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Lethosesthes

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Leucochilus

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Liberocera

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Liostraca

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Liotrichius

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Lobovalgus

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Lonchothyrea

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Lophorrhina

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Lorkovitschia

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Lucassenia

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Lyraphora

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Macrocranius

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Macroglycyphana

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Macroliocola

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Macromina

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Macronotops

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Macropodina

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Macroprotaetia

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Macrotina

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Macrotrigonophorus

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Maneschetocia

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Manodema

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Marmarina

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Marmylida

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Mausoleopsis

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Mawenzhena

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Mazoe

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Mecaspidiellus

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Mecaspidius

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Mecinonota

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Mecynorrhinella

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Megalleucosma

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Megalorrhina

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Meganthracophora

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Megaphonia

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Melanchroea

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Melinesthes

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Meridioclita

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Meroloba

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Metallesthes

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Metallopseudinca

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Meurguesia

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Micrelaphinis

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Micreuchilia

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Microchalcothea

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Microcosmiomorpha

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Microglycyphana

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Microlomaptera

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Micropeltus

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Micropoecila

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Miksicus

Mimovalgus

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Mireia

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Molynoptera

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Molynopteroides

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Moriaphila

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Morokia

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Moseriana

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Mycteristes

Mycterophallus

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Mycterophalus

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Myodermides

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Myodermidius

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Myrmecochilus

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Mystroceros

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Narycius

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Neoclithria

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Neocorvicoana

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Neocymophorus

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Neomystroceros

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Neophaedimus

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Neorrhina

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Neoscelis

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Neovalgus

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Neptunides

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Netocia

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Netociomima

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Niphetophora

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Niphobleta

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Niponoprotaetia

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Nipponovalgus

Nselenius

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Odontoprotaetia

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Odontorrhina

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Oedipovalgus

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Oncosterna

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Oreoderus

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Oreopotosia

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Oreovalgus

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Oroclita

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Oxycetonia

Oxypelta

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Oxyperas

Oxyperatex

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Pachnodoides

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Pachyprotaetia

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Paediovalgus

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Paidiovalgus

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Paleira

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Paleopragma

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Panglaphyra

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Pantodinus

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Paracyclidius

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Paragnorimus

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Paragymnetis

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Paralleucosma

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Paranelaphinis

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Parapilinurgus

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Paraplectrone

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Parapoecilophila

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Paraprotaetia

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Pararhabdotis

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Pararhynchocephala

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Parastraella

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Paratrichius

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Paraxeloma

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Parelaphinis

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Parepixanthis

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Pareuchilia

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Pedinorrhina

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Peltotrichius

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Penrithochilus

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Penthima

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Peotoxus

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Periphanesthes

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Petrovitzia

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Phaneresthes

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Philistina

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Phonopleurus

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Phonotaenia

Phoxomela

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Phoxomeloides

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Phyllopodium

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Pileotrichius

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Pilinopyga

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Placodidus

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Plaesiorrhina

Plagiochilus

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Platygeniops

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Platynocephalus

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Platysodes

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Plectrone

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Pleuronota

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Plochilia

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Plochiliana

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Podopholis

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Podopogonus

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Podovalgus

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Poecilophana

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Poecilopharis

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Poecilophilides

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Pogoniotarsus

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Pogonopus

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Pogonotarsus

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Polybaphes

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Polyplastus

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Polystalactica

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Potosiomima

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Praelinotarsia

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Prigenia

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Priscorrhina

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Problerhinus

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Progastor

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Protaetia

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Protaetiola

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Protaetiomorpha

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Protochilus

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Protoclita

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Psacadoptera

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Pseudagenius

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Pseudalleucosma

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Pseudanatona

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Pseudastoxenus

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Pseudepixanthis

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Pseudeuryomia

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Pseudinca

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Pseudocalopotosia

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Pseudocetonischema

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Pseudochalcothea

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Pseudochalcotheomima

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Pseudoclinteria

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Pseudoclithria

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Pseudocymophorus

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Pseudodiceros

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Pseudoeuselates

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Pseudoheterophana

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Pseudomecinonota

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Pseudonetocia

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Pseudooxythyrea

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Pseudopilinurgus

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Pseudorhomborrhina

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Pseudoscaptobius

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Pseudotephraea

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Pseudotorynorrhina

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Pseudourbania

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Ptychodesthes

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Pygora

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Pygovalgus

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Pyropotosia

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Pyrrhopoda

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Raceloma

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Reineria

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Reneria

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Rhabdotis

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Rhabdotops

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Rhadinotaenia

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Rhagopteryx

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Rhamphorrhina

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Rhinacosmus

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Rhinarion

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Rhinocoeta

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Rhomborrhina

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Rhynchocephala

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Rhyxiphloea

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Ruteraetia

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Ruteroides

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Scaptobius

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Scheinia

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Scythropesthes

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Simorrhina

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Singhalopotosia

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Sinoliocola

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Smaragdesthes

Smicorhina

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Somalibia

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Spelaiorrhina

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Spilovalgus

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Stalagmosoma

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Stegopterus

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Stenopisthes

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Stephanocrates

Sternoplus

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Stethopseudinca

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Stichothyrea

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Stizopygora

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Stripsipher

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Synistovalgus

Syntomopteryx

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Systellorrhina

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Tafaia

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Tapinoschema

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Tarsovalgus

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Taurhina

Taurrhina

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Tetragonorrhina

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Tetraodorhina

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Tetrarhabdotis

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Thaumastopeus

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Theodosia

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Thyreogonia

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Tiarocera

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Tibiotrichius

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Tibiovalgus

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Tomentoprotaetia

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Torynorrhina

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Trapezorrhina

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Trichaulax

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Trichiomorphus

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Trichius

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Trichocelis

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Trichocephala

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Trichomia

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Trichoneptunides

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Trichostetha

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Trichothyrea

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Trigonophorinus

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Trigonophorus

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Trinodia

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Triplognatha

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Trymodera

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Uloptera

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Vadonidella

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Valgoides

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Vietnamoprotaetia

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Vieuella

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Widagdous

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Xeloma

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Xenoloba

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Xenoreoderus

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Xiphosceloides

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Yanovalgus

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Zebinus

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At least 3 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Zebinus.

More info about the Genus Zebinus may be found here.

References

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  1. ^ "Subfamily Cetoniinae Leach, 1815". http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxontree/id8159/. Retrieved 2010-12-29. 

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:27:52