Xiphoscelidini

Xiphoscelidini
Xiphoscelis braunsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Xiphoscelidini
Burmeister, 1842
Synonyms
  • Cryptodontina

Xiphoscelidini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae. It was erected by Hermann Burmeister in 1842 (originally as family "Xiphoscelideae"), based on the type genus Xiphoscelis.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the tribe Xiphoscelidini:

  1. Aporecolpa Lansberge, 1886
  2. Callophylla Moser, 1916
  3. Heteroclita Burmeister, 1842
  4. Ischnostomiella Krikken, 1978
  5. Meridioclita Krikken, 1982
  6. Myodermidius Bourgoin, 1920
  7. Neoclita Perissinotto, 2017
  8. Oroclita Krikken, 1982
  9. Plochiliana Ruter, 1978
  10. Protoclita Krikken, 1978
  11. Rhinocoeta Burmeister, 1842
  12. Scheinia Ruter, 1957
  13. Xiphoscelis Burmeister, 1842
  14. Xiphosceloides Holm, 1992

References

  1. 1 2 Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Diplognathini 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 January 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ Burmeister H (1842) Handbuch der Entomologie. Dritter Band. Coleoptera Lamellicornia Melitophila. Theodor Christian Friedrich Enslin, Berlin. xx + 826 + 1 pp [page 613].