Trigonopeltastes is a genus of fruit and flower chafers in the beetle family Scarabaeidae, found in North and Central America. There are more than 20 described species in Trigonopeltastes.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Tribe: | Trichiini |
| Genus: | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister, 1840 |
Species
edit- Trigonopeltastes arborfloricola Smith, 2016
- Trigonopeltastes archimedes Schaum, 1841
- Trigonopeltastes aurovelutinus Curoe, 2011
- Trigonopeltastes barbatus Howden & Joly, 1998
- Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster, 1771) (delta flower scarab)
- Trigonopeltastes deltoides (Newmann, 1838)
- Trigonopeltastes discrepans Howden, 1968
- Trigonopeltastes femoratus Howden, 1968
- Trigonopeltastes floridanus (Casey, 1909) (scrub palmetto scarab)
- Trigonopeltastes formidulosus Smith, 2016
- Trigonopeltastes frontalis Bates, 1889
- Trigonopeltastes geometricus Schaum, 1841
- Trigonopeltastes glabellus Howden, 1988
- Trigonopeltastes henryi Smith, 2016
- Trigonopeltastes intermedius Bates, 1889
- Trigonopeltastes kerleyi Ricchiardi, 2003
- Trigonopeltastes mombachoensis Smith, 2016
- Trigonopeltastes pontilis Howden, 1988
- Trigonopeltastes sallaei Bates, 1889
- Trigonopeltastes simplex Bates, 1889
- Trigonopeltastes thomasi Howden & Ratcliffe, 1990
- Trigonopeltastes triangulus (Kirby, 1818)
- Trigonopeltastes truncatus Howden, 1968
- Trigonopeltastes variabilis Howden, 1968
- Trigonopeltastes wappesi Howden, 1988
- Trigonopeltastes warneri Smith, 2016
References
edit- ^ "Trigonopeltastes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Trigonopeltastes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Trigonopeltastes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
Further reading
edit- Mathison, Blaine A.; Hardy, Martin; Bezdek, Aleš; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2001). "A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.