Valgini is a small tribe of scarab beetles, formerly considered a subfamily, Valginae.[1] Most species occur in the Old World. They tend to be compact, and scaly or spiny.[2]

Valgini
male Valgus hemipterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Valgini
Mulsant, 1842
genera

over 30 genera; see text

List of Subtribes and Genera

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Subtribe Microvalgina

Subtribe Valgina

References

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  1. ^ Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C.; Schmitt, M.; Ślipiński, A.; Smith, A. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Valgini Mulsant, 1842". Retrieved 2024-09-30.