Rhabdotis
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Rhabdotis is a genus of the family Cetoniidae.
It differs from Pachnoda
by having the anterior edge of the clypeus tucked in and bilobed, a more elongated and oblique mesosternal projection, and a shiny green elytra punctate, striated and decorated with white dots and dashes.
It differs from Pachnoda
Pachnoda
Pachnoda is a genus from the subfamily Cetoniinae with nearly all the of species living in Africa.The limit of the genus is given by the presence of internal lobes in their aedeagi.- Most common species :* Pachnoda marginata...
by having the anterior edge of the clypeus tucked in and bilobed, a more elongated and oblique mesosternal projection, and a shiny green elytra punctate, striated and decorated with white dots and dashes.
List of the described species and subspecies
- Rhabdotis albinigra Burmeister, 1847
- Rhabdotis allardi Antoine, Beinhundner & Legrand, 2003
- Rhabdotis bouchardi Legrand, 1996
- Rhabdotis aulicaRhabdotis aulicaRhabdotis aulica or Emerald Fruit Chafer, is a species of Scarabaeidae, the dung beetle family, and is found in Africa. Adult beetles, which are about 25mm long, feed on flowers and fruit, laying their eggs in goat and cattle manure. The pupae develop inside egg-shaped protective clay shells.-...
(Fabricius, 1791)- Rhabdotis aulicaRhabdotis aulicaRhabdotis aulica or Emerald Fruit Chafer, is a species of Scarabaeidae, the dung beetle family, and is found in Africa. Adult beetles, which are about 25mm long, feed on flowers and fruit, laying their eggs in goat and cattle manure. The pupae develop inside egg-shaped protective clay shells.-...
ssp. impunctata AllardVincent AllardVincent Allard was a Belgian entomologist.Born at Braine l'Alleud, south Brussels, Vincent Allard received his medical studies in France where he obtained several degrees from the University of Paris and Institut Pasteur in 1947 and 1948.In 1949 he was in the United States where he studied fungal...
, 1992 - Rhabdotis aulicaRhabdotis aulicaRhabdotis aulica or Emerald Fruit Chafer, is a species of Scarabaeidae, the dung beetle family, and is found in Africa. Adult beetles, which are about 25mm long, feed on flowers and fruit, laying their eggs in goat and cattle manure. The pupae develop inside egg-shaped protective clay shells.-...
ssp. perpunctata AllardVincent AllardVincent Allard was a Belgian entomologist.Born at Braine l'Alleud, south Brussels, Vincent Allard received his medical studies in France where he obtained several degrees from the University of Paris and Institut Pasteur in 1947 and 1948.In 1949 he was in the United States where he studied fungal...
, 1992
- Rhabdotis aulica
- Rhabdotis chalcea (Herbst, 1790)
- Rhabdotis dargei Antoine, 2006
- Rhabdotis dechambrei Antoine, Beinhundner & Legrand, 2003
- Rhabdotis fortii Antoine, Beinhundner & Legrand, 2003
- Rhabdotis gemella Legrand, 1996
- Rhabdotis giannatelli Antoine, Beinhundner & Legrand, 2003
- Rhabdotis intermedia Burmeister, 1847
- Rhabdotis intermedia ssp. grandioris AllardVincent AllardVincent Allard was a Belgian entomologist.Born at Braine l'Alleud, south Brussels, Vincent Allard received his medical studies in France where he obtained several degrees from the University of Paris and Institut Pasteur in 1947 and 1948.In 1949 he was in the United States where he studied fungal...
, 1992
- Rhabdotis intermedia ssp. grandioris Allard
- Rhabdotis kordofana AllardVincent AllardVincent Allard was a Belgian entomologist.Born at Braine l'Alleud, south Brussels, Vincent Allard received his medical studies in France where he obtained several degrees from the University of Paris and Institut Pasteur in 1947 and 1948.In 1949 he was in the United States where he studied fungal...
, 1992 - Rhabdotis mirei Antoine, Beinhundner & Legrand, 2003
- Rhabdotis perdrix (Harold, 1879)
- Rhabdotis picta (Fabricius, 1775)
- Rhabdotis pontyi Vuilet, 1911
- Rhabdotis semipunctata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Rhabdotis sobrina (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
- Rhabdotis sobrina ssp. aethiopica AllardVincent AllardVincent Allard was a Belgian entomologist.Born at Braine l'Alleud, south Brussels, Vincent Allard received his medical studies in France where he obtained several degrees from the University of Paris and Institut Pasteur in 1947 and 1948.In 1949 he was in the United States where he studied fungal...
, 1992
- Rhabdotis sobrina ssp. aethiopica Allard
- Rhabdotis ugandensis Antoine, Beinhundner & Legrand, 2003