Pelidnota is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.[1]

Pelidnota
Pelidnota burmeisteri from Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Rutelini
Genus: Pelidnota
MacLeay, 1819
Synonyms
  • Aglycoptera Sharp, 1885
  • Chalcoplethis Burmeister, 1844
  • Delipnia Casey, 1915
  • Epichalcoplethis Bates, 1904
  • Gananota Ohaus, 1915
  • Odontognathus Laporte, 1840
  • Pelidnotidia Casey, 1915
  • Strigidia Burmeister, 184

Subgenus and species edit

Species within this genus include:[2]

 
Pelidnota sumptuosa
 
Pelidnota virescens
 
Pelidnota punctata
 
Pelidnota kirbyi

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