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Checklist for Genus Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819 (Precious Metal Scarabs)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5105
23655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
4779
21768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
479
2885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
479
2885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
389
2398
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
63
484
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeRutelini
MacLeay, 1819
39
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePelidnotina
Ohaus in Junk-Schenkling, 1918
6
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusPelidnota
MacLeay, 1819
Precious Metal Scarabs
31Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
1 Genera with 31 Species
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1975Precious Metal Scarabs42SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
31 Species and 11 Subspecies
Pelidnota alutacea Bates, 1888
Pelidnota aurescens Bates, 1888
Pelidnota belti Sharp, 1877
Pelidnota belti belti
Pelidnota belti guatemalensis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota belti panamaensis Soula, 2006
Pelidnota bertrandi Soula, 2009
Pelidnota centroamericana Ohaus, 1913
Pelidnota chalcopus Bates, 1888
Pelidnota chiriquicola Ohaus, 1913
Pelidnota chiriquina Bates, 1904
Pelidnota costaricensis Bates, 1888
Pelidnota cuprascens (Casey, 1915)⇒ Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840
Pelidnota frommeri Hardy, 1975
Pelidnota glabra Ohaus, 1922
Pelidnota glabra audureaui Soula, 2009
Pelidnota glabra glabra
Pelidnota guatemalensis Bates, 1888
Pelidnota hirsutiphallica Ratcliffe & ..., 1989
Pelidnota huetheri Howden, 1998
Pelidnota labyrinthophallica Solis & Moron, 1994
Pelidnota laevissima Burmeister, 1855
Pelidnota laevissima chiriquicola (Ohaus, 1913)⇒ Pelidnota chiriquicola Ohaus, 1913
Pelidnota notata (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota obscurella (Casey, 1915)⇒ Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840
Pelidnota parallela Hardy, 1975
Pelidnota pennata Ohaus, 1912
Pelidnota polita Latreille, 1812
Pelidnota polita cupritarsis Bates, 1888
Pelidnota polita darienensis Soula, 2009
Pelidnota polita polita
Pelidnota prolixa Sharp, 1877
Pelidnota pubes Ohaus, 1913
Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota punctulata Bates, 1888
Pelidnota punctulata punctulata
Pelidnota rubriventris Blanchard, 1851
Pelidnota sanctidomini Ohaus, 1905
Pelidnota sanctidomini sanctidomini
Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840
Pelidnota virescens Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny
Pelidnota xanthopyga Hardy, 1975


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