Oxythyrea

Oxythyrea
Oxythyrea cinctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Cetoniini
Genus: Oxythyrea
Mulsant, 1842
Synonyms

Leucocelidia Olsoufieff, 1916

Oxythyrea is a genus of Palaearctic and African chafer beetles, erected by Étienne Mulsant in 1842.

Description

Members are typically about 10–15 mm in size, and are usually black with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra, and abdomen; each species has its own distinctive pattern. Oxythyrea are active during the day, and are often found feeding on flowers.

Species

The taxonomy of this genus has been subject to debate, with subdivision into up to three subgenera including Oxythyrea (Oxythyrea sensu stricto); BioLib.cz includes the following:

  1. Oxythyrea abigail Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
  2. Oxythyrea abigailoides Mikšić, 1978
  3. Oxythyrea albopicta (Motschulsky, 1845)
  4. Oxythyrea cinctella (Schaum, 1841)
  5. Oxythyrea cinctelloides (Reitter, 1898)
  6. Oxythyrea dulcis Reitter, 1899
  7. Oxythyrea funesta (Poda, 1761) - type species (as Scarabaeus funestus Poda von Neuhaus, 1761)
  8. Oxythyrea groenbechi Petrovitz, 1955
  9. Oxythyrea noemi Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
  10. Oxythyrea pantherina (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
  11. Oxythyrea subcalva Marseul, 1878
  12. Oxythyrea tripolitana Reitter, 1891
subgenus Oxythyrea (Manodema) Moser, 1907
subgenus Oxythyrea (Stichothyrea) Kraatz, 1882
  1. Oxythyrea densata
  2. Oxythyrea guttifera
  3. Oxythyrea picticollis

Some species have been classified in a closely related genus Leucocelis.[clarification needed]

References

  1. 1 2 Oxythyrea (Stichothyrea), Kraatz, 1882, Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Mulsant E (1842) Histoire naturelle des coléoptères de France. Lamellicornes. Paris: Maison Libraire, Lyon: Imprimerie de Dumoulin, Ronet et Sibuet, viii + 626 pp. [572], 3 pls.
  3. ↑ BioLib.cz: genus Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1842 (retrieved 5 July 2026)
  4. ↑ GBIF: Oxythyrea (Oxythyrea) cinctelloides (Reitter, 1898)