Chalcoplethis is a genus in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. This genus has a single species, Chalcoplethis kirbii.[1][2][3][4][5]

Chalcoplethis
Chalcoplethis kirbii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Rutelinae
Tribe: Rutelini
Subtribe: Rutelina
Genus: Chalcoplethis
Burmeister, 1844
Species:
C. kirbii
Binomial name
Chalcoplethis kirbii
(Gray, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Pelidnota (Chalcoplethis) kirbyi (Gray, 1832)
  • Chalcoplethis kirbyi (Gray, 1832)
  • Chrysophora kirbyi Gray, 1832

Subspecies

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  • Chalcoplethis kirbii misionesensis
  • Chalcoplethis kirbii kirbii

Description

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Chalcoplethis kirbii reaches a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in).

Distribution

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This species occurs in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chalcoplethis Burmeister, 1844". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  2. ^ Moore, Matthew R.; Jameson, Mary L.; Garner, Beulah H.; Audibert, Cédric; et al. (2017). "Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies". ZooKeys. 666. doi:10.3897/zookeys.666.9191. hdl:10141/622577.
  3. ^ Gray G.R. (1832) Griffith & Pidgeon: The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier. Insecta, London 14(1):1-570
  4. ^ Catalog of Pelidnota and Related Genera (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini)
  5. ^ Matthew Robert Moore and Mary Liz Jameson Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Changes in the Pelidnotine Scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini)
  6. ^ GBIF
  7. ^ Insectos de Argentina y el Mundo
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