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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
3263
9002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
102
3021
8293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
271
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
271
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
219
1104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
44
294
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeRutelini
MacLeay, 1819
27
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePelidnotina
Ohaus in Junk-Schenkling, 1918
5
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusPelidnota
MacLeay, 1819
Precious Metal Scarabs
17Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
1 Genera with 17 Species
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1844Precious Metal Scarabs20SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Pelidnota alutacea Bates, 1888
Pelidnota belti Sharp, 1877
Pelidnota belti belti
Pelidnota chiriquicola Ohaus, 1913
Pelidnota chiriquina Bates, 1904
Pelidnota costaricensis Bates, 1888
Pelidnota frommeri Hardy, 1975
Pelidnota glabra Ohaus, 1922
Pelidnota glabra glabra
Pelidnota hirsutiphallica Ratcliffe & ..., 1989
Pelidnota labyrinthophallica Solis & Moron, 1994
Pelidnota laevissima Burmeister, 1855
Pelidnota notata (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota parallela Hardy, 1975
Pelidnota prolixa Sharp, 1877
Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota punctulata Bates, 1888
Pelidnota punctulata punctulata
Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840
Pelidnota virescens Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny


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