Chiron (beetle)

Chiron
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Chironinae
Genus:
Macleay, 1819
Synonyms
  • Passalus Illiger, 1801
  • Scarites Fabricius, 1798
  • Sinodendron Fabricius, 1792

Chiron is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 15 described species in Chiron, found in Africa and Asia.[1][2]

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Chiron:

  • Chiron aberlenci Huchet, 2019 ((Cameroon, Chad, Niger))
  • Chiron assamensis Hope, 1845 (India)
  • Chiron bartolozzii Huchet, 2019 (Somalia)
  • Chiron cylindrus (Fabricius, 1798) (Palearctic, Afrotropical, India)
  • Chiron demirei Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
  • Chiron elegans Huchet, 2020 (Afrotropical)
  • Chiron hovanus Fairmaire, 1901 (Madagascar)
  • Chiron kelleri Fairmaire, 1893 (Somalia)
  • Chiron lucifer Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
  • Chiron mariannae Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
  • Chiron massaicus Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
  • Chiron oddurensis Huchet, 2019 (Somalia)
  • Chiron senegalensis Hope, 1845 (Senegal)
  • Chiron stuempkei Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
  • Chiron volvulus Klug, 1855 (Mozambique)

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Chiron". Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Chiron Macleay, 1819". Retrieved 2024-10-15.