Valgini
| Valgini | |
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| male Valgus hemipterus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Tribe: | Mulsant, 1842 |
| Genera | |
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Over 30 genera; see text | |
Valgini is a small tribe of scarab beetles, formerly considered a subfamily, Valginae.[1] Most species occur in the Old World. They tend to be compact, and scaly or spiny.[2]
List of subtribes and genera
Subtribe Microvalgina
- Ischnovalgus Kolbe, 1897
- Microvalgus Kraatz, 1883
- Stenovalgus Kolbe, 1892
Subtribe Valgina
- Acanthovalgus Kraatz, 1895
- Bivalgus Paulian, 1961
- Chaetovalgus Moser, 1914
- Charitovalgus Kolbe, 1904
- Chromovalgus Kolbe, 1897
- Comythovalgus Kolbe, 1897
- Cosmovalgus Kolbe, 1897
- Dasyvalgoides Endrödi, 1952
- Dasyvalgus Kolbe, 1904
- Euryvalgus Moser, 1908
- Excisivalgus Endrödi, 1952
- Heterovalgus Krikken, 1978
- Homovalgus Kolbe, 1897
- Hoplitovalgus Kolbe, 1904
- Hybovalgus Kolbe, 1904
- Idiovalgus Arrow, 1910
- Lepivalgus Moser, 1914
- Lobovalgus Kolbe, 1897
- Mimovalgus Arrow, 1944
- Oedipovalgus Kolbe, 1897
- Oreoderus Burmeister, 1842
- Oreovalgus Kolbe, 1904
- Podovalgus Arrow, 1910
- Pygovalgus Kolbe, 1884
- Sphinctovalgus Kolbe, 1904
- Tibiovalgus Kolbe, 1904
- Valgoides Fairmaire, 1899
- Valgus Scriba, 1790
- Xenoreoderus Arrow, 1910
- Yanovalgus Nomura, 1952
References
- ^ Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C.; Schmitt, M.; Ślipiński, A.; Smith, A. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life, Valgini Mulsant, 1842". Retrieved 2024-09-30.