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Checklist for Genus Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819 (Precious Metal Scarabs)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4691
23833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
456
3677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
456
3677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
367
3128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
60
552
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeRutelini
MacLeay, 1819
40
302
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePelidnotina
Ohaus in Junk-Schenkling, 1918
9
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusPelidnota
MacLeay, 1819
Precious Metal Scarabs
95Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
1 Genera with 95 Species
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1824Precious Metal Scarabs132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
95 Species and 37 Subspecies
Pelidnota (Chalcoplethis) kirbyi Gray, 1832
Pelidnota (Strigidia) cuprea Germar, 1824
Pelidnota adriani Martinez, 1982
Pelidnota aeruginosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota agnesae Soula, 2010
Pelidnota alliacea Germar, 1824
Pelidnota ancilla Bates, 1904
Pelidnota arnaudi Soula, 2009
Pelidnota arnaudi rioensis Soula, 2009
Pelidnota bahiana Ohaus, 1905
Pelidnota bahiana adriani Martinez, 1982
Pelidnota bahiana bahiana
Pelidnota beckeri Ferreira, Al..., 2017
Pelidnota bivittata Swederus, 1787
Pelidnota blanda (Burmeister, 1844)⇒ Strigidia pulchella Kirby, 1818
Pelidnota boyi Ohaus, 1928
Pelidnota burmeisteri Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota burmeisteri burmeisteri
Pelidnota burmeisteri tricolor Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota chalcothorax Perty, 1834
Pelidnota chalcothorax chalcothorax
Pelidnota chalcothorax septentrionalis Soula, 2009
Pelidnota chlorana Erichson, 1847
Pelidnota courtini Soula, 2009
Pelidnota crassipes Ohaus, 1905
Pelidnota cribrata Ohaus, 1913
Pelidnota cupripes (Perty, 1832)⇒ Strigidia cupripes Perty, 1832
Pelidnota cupripes cupripes
Pelidnota cupripes goyasensis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota cyanipes Kirby, 1818
Pelidnota cyanitarsis Gory, 1833
Pelidnota dieteri Soula, 2011
Pelidnota discicollis Ohaus, 1912
Pelidnota dobleri Frey, 1967
Pelidnota drumonti Soula, 2009
Pelidnota egana Ohaus, 1912
Pelidnota estebanabadiei Soula, 2009
Pelidnota everardoi Ferreira & G..., 2022
Pelidnota fallax Gistel, 1857
Pelidnota filippiniae Soula, 2009
Pelidnota flavovittata Perty, 1832
Pelidnota fracida Bates, 1904
Pelidnota fulva Blanchard, 1851
Pelidnota fusciventris Ohaus, 1905
Pelidnota fusciventris fusciventris
Pelidnota glaberrima Blanchard, 1851
Pelidnota glaberrima glaberrima
Pelidnota glaberrima meridionalis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota glaberrima septentrionalis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota glabra Ohaus, 1922
Pelidnota gounellei Ohaus, 1908
Pelidnota gracilis Gory, 1834
Pelidnota gracilis debahia Soula, 2006
Pelidnota gracilis decaensi Soula, 2008
Pelidnota gracilis gracilis
Pelidnota granulata Gory, 1834
Pelidnota grossiorum Soula, 2009
Pelidnota impressicollis Ohaus, 1925
Pelidnota instabilis Ohaus, 1912
Pelidnota jolyi Martínez, 1982
Pelidnota kirbii Gray, 1832
Pelidnota lagoi Soula, 2011
Pelidnota langsdorffi Mannerheim, 1829
Pelidnota liturella Kirby, 1818
Pelidnota liturella assumpta Ohaus, 1928
Pelidnota liturella liturella
Pelidnota louzadai Soula, 2006
Pelidnota luciae Ferreira & G..., 2022
Pelidnota lucida Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota ludovici Ohaus, 1905
Pelidnota luridipes Blanchard, 1851
Pelidnota malyi Soula, 2010
Pelidnota mantillerii Soula, 2009
Pelidnota matogrossensis Frey, 1976
Pelidnota nitescens Vigors, 1825
Pelidnota nordestina Ferreira, Al..., 2017
Pelidnota notata (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota ohausi Frey, 1976
Pelidnota ohausi ohausi
Pelidnota pallidipennis Bates, 1904
Pelidnota pennata Ohaus, 1912
Pelidnota pernambucana Ferreira, Al..., 2017
Pelidnota polita Latreille, 1812
Pelidnota polita polita
Pelidnota prasina Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota pulchella Kirby, 1818
Pelidnota pulchella pulchella
Pelidnota purpurea Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota purpurea esperitosantensis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota purpurea purpurea
Pelidnota rioensis Soula, 2009
Pelidnota rivascanteroi Soula, 2006
Pelidnota rostrata Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota rubripennis Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota rubripennis riedeli Ohaus, 1905
Pelidnota rubripennis rubripennis
Pelidnota rugulosa Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota rugulosa rugulosa
Pelidnota rugulosa santacatarinensis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota semiaurata Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota semiaurata citripennis Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota semiaurata semiaurata
Pelidnota sericeicollis Frey, 1976
Pelidnota sikorskii Soula, 2006
Pelidnota silveiranetoi Ferreira, Va..., 2021
Pelidnota sordida Germar, 1824
Pelidnota subandina Ohaus, 1905
Pelidnota subandina subandina
Pelidnota sumptuosa Vigors, 1825
Pelidnota testaceipes (Casey, 1915)⇒ Pelidnota fracida Bates, 1904
Pelidnota testaceips
Pelidnota testaceovirens Blanchard, 1851
Pelidnota testaceovirens testaceovirens
Pelidnota testaceovirens vittipennis Bates, 1904
Pelidnota testaceovirens xinguensis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota thiliezi Soula, 2009
Pelidnota tibialis Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota tibialis aenigmatica Soula, 2006
Pelidnota tibialis pernambucoensis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota tibialis tibialis
Pelidnota tristis Gistel, 1850
Pelidnota uncinata Ohaus, 1930
Pelidnota unicolor Drury, 1782
Pelidnota unicolor unicolor
Pelidnota ustarani Martínez, 1967
Pelidnota vazdemelloi Soula, 2006
Pelidnota versicolor Billberg, 1820
Pelidnota virescens Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny
Pelidnota viridana (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Pelidnota rostrata Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota vitalisi Ohaus, 1925
Pelidnota vitticollis Burmeister, 1844
Pelidnota xanthospila Germar, 1824


Links, sources and further information
Pelidnota at gbif.org
Pelidnota at itis.gov