''Aethiessa'' is a genus of scarab
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 belonging to the subfamily
Cetoniinae
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 an ...
.
Species
* ''
Aethiessa feralis'' Erichson, 1841
* ''
Aethiessa floralis'' (Fabricius, 1787)
* ''
Aethiessa inhumata'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
* ''
Aethiessa martini'' Bedel, 1889
* ''
Aethiessa mesopotamica'' Burmeister, 1842
* ''
Aethiessa squamosa'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
* ''
Aethiessa szekessyi'' Brasavola, 1939
* ''
Aethiessa zarudnyi'' Kiserirzkij, 1939
References
Biolib
Scarabaeidae genera
Cetoniinae
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