Discopeltis

Discopeltis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Cetoniini
Genus: Discopeltis
Burmeister, 1842
Synonyms
  • Paraleucocelis Preiss, 1904
  • Hyperastia Fairmaire, 1898
  • Glaucocelis Kraatz, 1896
  • Leucochilus Kraatz, 1896
  • Achromisetes Kraatz, 1880

Discopeltis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2]

Species

  • Discopeltis apicalis (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
  • Discopeltis barbertonensis (Péringuey, 1907)
  • Discopeltis bellula Boheman, 1857
  • Discopeltis conradsi (Preiss, 1904)
  • Discopeltis fairmairei Ruter, 1948
  • Discopeltis kamerunensis Moser, 1916
  • Discopeltis mashona (Péringuey, 1907)
  • Discopeltis simonis (Kraatz, 1880)
  • Discopeltis tricolor Burmeister, 1842
  • Discopeltis variabilis Moser, 1904
  • Discopeltis zechendorfi Schauer, 1935

References

  1. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Discopeltis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 17, 2026.