''Dischista'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Cetoniidae
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and ...
. It was first described in 1842.
Species
The following species are accepted within the genus ''Dischista'':
* ''
Dischista bouyeri
''Dischista'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cetoniidae
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Som ...
''
Beinhundner, 2006
* ''
Dischista cincta''
(Degeer, 1778)
** ''Dischista cincta cincta''
(Degeer, 1778)
** ''Dischista cincta werneri''
Beinhundner, 1998
* ''
Dischista cuneata
''Dischista'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cetoniidae. It was first described in 1842.
Species
The following species are accepted within the genus ''Dischista'':
* ''Dischista bouyeri
''Dischista'' is a genus of beetles in the fam ...
''
(Klug, 1855)
* ''
Dischista ewerti''
(Schürhoff, 1935)
* ''
Dischista impunctata''
(Lansberge, 1886)
** ''Dischista impunctata''
mpunctata (Lansberge, 1886)
** ''Dischista impunctata''
seynaevei (Basilewsky, 1955)
* ''
Dischista legrandi''
Antoine, 2004
* ''
Dischista lerui''
Antoine, 2004
* ''
Dischista lizleri''
Beinhundner, 1998
* ''
Dischista rojkoffi''
Antoine, 2010
* ''
Dischista rufa''
(De Geer, 1778)
* ''
Dischista staudingeri''
(Bourgoin, 1930)
References
Beetles described in 1842
Beetles of Africa
Cetoniinae
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