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Tribe Gymnetini

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Cetoniinae (Fruit and Flower Chafers)
Tribe Gymnetini
Identification
Note how the scutellum is covered by a pronotal projection in Cotinis, tribe Gymnetini (left), but is uncovered in Euphoria, tribe Cetoniini (right):
See Also
Tribe Cetoniini
Contributed by Cotinis on 20 January, 2006 - 1:30am
Last updated 21 July, 2006 - 9:42am

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