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Checklist for Subfamily Cetoniinae Leach, 1815 (Flower beetles)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1244
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1056
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
146
539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs
14
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
14 Genera with 59 Species
Aethiessa Burmeister, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Celidotella Reitter, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Chromovalgus Kolbe, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Epicometis Burmeister, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1832Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Heterocnemis Albers, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Potosia Mulsant & Rey, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 191844SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmosoma Burmeister, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1906Bee beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 198411SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 20142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
59 Species and 31 Subspecies
Aethiessa albocincta merkli Montreuil & ..., 2022
Aethiessa doriae Reiche, 1871
Aethiessa legrandi Montreuil, S..., 2022
Aethiessa mesopotamica rugipennis Burmeister, 1842
Celidotella matthiesseni Reitter, 1909
Cetonia aeratula Reitter, 1891
Cetonia aurata pallida Drury, 1770
Cetonia sexguttata Olsoufieff, 1916
Cetonia viridescens (Reitter, 1891)⇒ Protaetia cyanescens Kraatz, 1883
Chromovalgus peyroni Mulsant, 1852
Epicometis hirta (Poda, 1761)⇒ Tropinota hirta Poda, 1761
Gnorimus subcostatus Ménétriés, 1832
Heterocnemis matthiesseni Reitter, 1909
Oxythyrea albopicta Motschulsky, 1845
Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Oxythyrea pantherina Gory & Perch..., 1833
Potosia cuprea (Mulsant, 1842)⇒ Protaetia brevitarsis Lewis, 1879
Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosa Adams, 1817
Protaetia speciosa cyanichlora Schauer, 1941
Protaetia speciosa cyanochlora Schauer, 1941
Protaetia speciosa nematiani Montreuil, 2006
Protaetia speciosa speciosa Adams, 1817
Protaetia affinis falsafii Montreuil, 2006
Protaetia affinis pseudospeciosa Miksic, 1957
Protaetia (Liocola) brevitarsis Lewis, 1879
Protaetia (Netocia) aethiessina Reitter, 1891
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Protaetia cuprea alainilerestifi Montreuil & ..., 2010
Protaetia cuprea mehrabii Montreuil & ..., 2008
Protaetia (Netocia) excavata Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Netocia) funesta Ménétriés, 1836
Protaetia (Netocia) karbalayei Alexis & Del..., 2002
Protaetia (Netocia) karelini Zoubkov, 1829
Protaetia (Netocia) khorasanica Montreuil & ..., 2008
Protaetia subpilosa iranica Montreuil & ..., 2010
Protaetia trojana godeti Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia ungarica armeniaca Ménétriés, 1832
Protaetia ungarica auliensis Reitter, 1901
Protaetia ungarica persica Kraatz, 1886
Protaetia (Netocia) vidua Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Philhelena) ignisternum Reitter, 1891
Protaetia ignisternum zagrosica Alexis & Del..., 2001
Protaetia (Potosia) caucasica Kolenati, 1845
Protaetia (Potosia) flutschiana Montreuil & ..., 2008
Protaetia (Potosia) funebris Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia funebris aethiessoides Reitter, 1898
Protaetia funebris funebris Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Potosia) hieroglyphica Ménétriés, 1832
Protaetia hieroglyphica caucasica Kolenati, 1846
Protaetia hieroglyphica depressiuscula Reitter, 1891
Protaetia hieroglyphica hieroglyphica
Protaetia (Potosia) keithi Montreuil & ..., 2008
Protaetia splendidula kermanensis Montreuil & ..., 2008
Protaetia splendidula splendidula Faldermann, 1835
Protaetia (Pseudonetocia) cyanescens Kraatz, 1883
Protaetia araratica Reitter, 1891
Protaetia golestanica Alexis & Del..., 2001
Protaetia hungarica armeniaca Ménétriés, 1832
Protaetia jakli Montreuil & ..., 2008
Protaetia persica Kraatz, 1886
Protaetia shelkovnikovi Zaitzev, 1918
Stalagmosoma albellum Pallas, 1781
Trichius abdominalis (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Trichius rosaceus Voet, 1769
Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758Bee Beetle
Trichius rosaceus Voet, 1769
Trichius sexualis Bedel, 1906
Tropinota (Epicometis) hirta Poda, 1761Blossom feeder
Tropinota hirta suturalis Reitter, 1913
Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783
Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832
Tropinota squalida squalida Scopoli, 1783
Tropinota hirtiformis Reitter, 1913
Tropinota senicula Ménétriés, 1832
Tropinota spinifrons Reitter, 1889
Tropinota spinifrons spinifrons Reitter, 1889
Tropinota turanica Reitter, 1889
Tropinota villiersi Baraud, 1984
Valgus hemipterus hemipterus
Valgus hemipterus meridionalis Rössner, 2014

Subnodes of Cetoniinae with occurrences in Iran
TribeCetoniini
Leach, 1815
7
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTrichiini
Fleming, 1821
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeValgini
Mulsant, 1842
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cetoniinae at artfakta.se
Cetoniinae at dyntaxa.se
Cetoniinae at itis.gov