| Rhyxiphloea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Tribe: | Cetoniini |
| Genus: | Rhyxiphloea Burmeister, 1842 |
| Species: | R. corticina |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhyxiphloea corticina (Olivier, 1789) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhyxiphloea is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Rhyxiphloea corticina, which is found in Chad, Niger, Príncipe and Senegal.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 19–26.5 mm (0.75–1.04 in). Their colour ranges from black with burnt orange around the elytra and pronotum to black with the pronotum and elytra completely burnt orange.[3]
References
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rhyxiphloea corticina at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- Holm, E. (1992). "Revision of the African Cetoniinae VI:Genera Rhinocoeta Burmeister, Xiphosceloides gen.nov. and Rhixiphloea Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 35 (27): 383–398. Retrieved May 19, 2026.