Ischiopsopha are beetles from the subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Schizorhinini. The genus was created by Raffaello Gestro

Raffaello Gestro

Raffaello Gestro was an Italian entomologist who specialised in ColeopteraGestro was the Director of the Natural History Museum of Giacomo Doria Genoa where his collection is conserved...

 in 1874. The type species

Type species

In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...

 of the genus is Cetonia bifasciata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824. These cetoniids have the tip of the scutellum visible. The genus is spread throughout the whole Australian region.

Species and subspecies

• Ischiopsopha antoinei Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha arouensis (J. Thomson, 1857)
• Ischiopsopha arthuri Audureau, 2000
• Ischiopsopha asperipennis Miksic, 1978
• Ischiopsopha aurora (Kraatz, 1898)
• Ischiopsopha bennigseni Moser, 1906
• Ischiopsopha bifasciata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
• Ischiopsopha blancbonnet Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha bonnetblanc Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha bruyni Lansberge, 1880
• Ischiopsopha cambodiensis (Wallace, 1867)
• Ischiopsopha carminata Devecis, 2008
• Ischiopsopha ceramensis (Wallace, 1867)
• Ischiopsopha clarki Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha chaminadei Antoine, 2004
• Ischiopsopha chuai Rigout, 1997
• Ischiopsopha concina (Wallace, 1867)
• Ischiopsopha cupreopyga Moser, 1926
• Ischiopsopha dechambrei Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha dives Gestro, 1876
• Ischiopsopha durvilli (Burmeister, 1842)
• Ischiopsopha emarginata Ritsema, 1879
• Ischiopsopha erratica Krikken, 1983
• Ischiopsopha esmeralda (Wallace, 1867)
• Ischiopsopha gagatina Heller, 1899
• Ischiopsopha gestroi Van der Poll, 1886
• Ischiopsopha harti Alexis & Delpont, 2000
• Ischiopsopha helleri Moser, 1906
• Ischiopsopha hoyoisi Rigout, 1997
• Ischiopsopha hudsoni Heller, 1894
• Ischiopsopha kerleyi Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha kuehbandneri Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha ignipennis Gestro, 1876
• Ischiopsopha inequalis Alexis & Delpont, 2000
• Ischiopsopha jamesi Waterhouse, 1876
• Ischiopsopha kerleyi Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha laglaizei (Lansberge, 1879)
• Ischiopsopha laglaizei allardi Delpont, 1995
• Ischiopsopha laglaizei cuprea Moser, 1906
• Ischiopsopha landfordi Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha latreille (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
• Ischiopsopha lucivorax Kraatz, 1890
• Ischiopsopha lucivorax buloloensis Alexis & Delpont, 2000
• Ischiopsopha macfarlanei Heller, 1895
• Ischiopsopha meeki Krikken, 1983
• Ischiopsopha minettii Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha nigroloba Ritsema, 1879
• Ischiopsopha nigroloba soucioui Alexis & Delpont, 2000
• Ischiopsopha nosdhuhi Alexis & Delpont, 2000
• Ischiopsopha obiensis Miksic, 1976
• Ischiopsopha olivacea (J. Thomson, 1860)
• Ischiopsopha olivacea ulricae (Mohnike, 1871)
• Ischiopsopha plana (Paykull, 1817)
• Ischiopsopha poggii Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha pulchripes (J. Thomson, 1877)
• Ischiopsopha purpureitarsis Moser, 1912
• Ischiopsopha ritsemae Van der Poll, 1886
• Ischiopsopha ritsemae celebensis Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha rugata (Blanchard, 1842)
• Ischiopsopha ruteri Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha samuelsoni Rigout, 1997
• Ischiopsopha samuelsoni mundaensis Rigout, 1997
• Ischiopsopha scheini Schürhoff, 1942
• Ischiopsopha similis Kraatz, 1895
• Ischiopsopha sticheri Delpont, 2009
• Ischiopsopha striolatissima Delpont, 1995
• Ischiopsopha tibialis Kraatz, 1895
• Ischiopsopha tomiensis Schürhoff, 1934
• Ischiopsopha uhligi Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha uliasica Krikken, 1983
• Ischiopsopha utakwa Krikken, 1983
• Ischiopsopha vicina Moser, 1908
• Ischiopsopha violacea Janson, 1917
• Ischiopsopha wallacei (J. Thomson, 1857)
• Ischiopsopha wallacei yorkiana (Janson, 1877)
• Ischiopsopha wallisiana (J. Thomson, 1860)
• Ischiopsopha wallisiana salomonensis Schürhoff, 1934
• Ischiopsopha willemsteini Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha willemsteini kainantuensis Allard, 1995
• Ischiopsopha yapasbouf Rigout, 1997

The details of the paramers have been published in the volume 24 of The Beetles of the World, together with a general distribution map.