Belongs within: Melolonthinae.
Contains: Mecynorhina, Theodosia, Gymnetini, Dicronocephalus, Ichnestomina, Goliathus, Pseudoclithria, Lomapterina, Schizorhinina, Cremastocheilini, Trichius, Inca, Microvalgus, Cetonia, Glycyphana.
The Cetoniinae are a group of somewhat flattened scarab beetles which are usually strikingly patterned, metallic or enamelled in coloration. Larvae are found in soil, rotting wood or decaying vegetation whereas adults are nectar feeders (Cassis & Weir 1992). The Goliath beetles of the African genus Goliathus are among the largest insects in the world, sometimes reaching 15 centimetres in length (Bouchard 2014). In contrast, members of the tribe Valgini are small cetoniines, generally less than ten millimetres in length, with a dorsal covering of scales. Valgus species are inquilines in termite nests (Ratcliffe et al. 2002).
The Trichiini are characterised by projecting fore coxae and weakly sclerotised mandibles. In members of the tribes Gymnetini, Cremastocheilini and Cetoniini, the elytra are emarginate behind the humerus, allowing the mesepimeron to be seen from above. Cetoniini are distinguished by a visible scutellum and a labium less than half as wide as the head (Ratcliffe et al. 2002).
Characters (Cassis & Weir 1992): Adult with dorsum somewhat flattened; elytra without narrow membranous margin, somewhat truncate, pygidium exposed; fore coxae conical, produced ventrally; mid coxae transverse or only slightly oblique; mesothoracic epimera visible from above; tarsal claws equal; abdominal spiracles diverging, several lying on abdominal sternites with at least one exposed. Larva stout, very hairy; head partly covered by prothorax; apical antennal segment as wide as penultimate; labrum symmetrical with deeply pigmented notch on each side of midline; mandible with ventral stridulating area; galea and lacinia fused to form mala; legs short; sternum 9 without raster of longitudinal rows of spines; anal cleft transverse.
<==Cetoniinae [Cetoniidae, Cetoniides]
|--Trichiini [Trichiinae]B14
| |--GiesbertiolusB14
| |--TrichiusA06
| |--IncaRJW02
| |--Platygenia zairicaLC40
| |--Gnorimella Casey 1915RJS02
| | `--G. maculosa (Enoch 1801)B14
| |--Trichiotinus Casey 1915RJS02
| | `--T. assimilisRJS02
| |--DialithusB14
| | |--D. magnificus Parry 1849B14
| | `--D. scintillansB14
| |--Trigonopeltastes Burmeister 1840 (see below for synonymy)RJS02
| | |--T. deltaAT01
| | `--T. floridanaRJS02
| |--GnorimusLC40
| | |--G. dissimilisLC40
| | |--G. nobilisLC40
| | `--G. octopunctatus [incl. G. variabilis]LC40
| |--CampylipusLC40
| | |--C. flavipennisLC40
| | |--C. limbatusLC40
| | `--C. rufipennisLC40
| `--StripsipherLC40
| |--S. nigerLC40
| |--S. sexmaculatusLC40
| |--S. sordidusLC40
| `--S. zebraLC40
`--+--Osmoderma LePeletier & Serville 1828RJS02 (see below for synonymy)
| |--O. eremicolaLC40
| |--O. eremita (Scopoli 1763)A06
| |--O. opicum Lewis 1887I92
| `--O. scabra Pal. & Beauv. in Laporte de Castelnau 1840LC40
|--Valgini [Valginae]CW92
| |--MicrovalgusCW92
| `--Valgus Scriba 1790A06, B89 [incl. Acanthurus Kirby 1827RJS02, Homovalgus Kolbe 1897RJS02]
| |--V. canaliculatusRJS02
| |--V. hemipterus (Linnaeus 1758)A06
| |--V. modiglianii Gestro 1889G89b
| |--V. novaeguineensis Boisduval 1835B35
| |--V. pigmaeusLC40
| |--V. seticollisRJS02
| `--V. squamigerLC40
`--Cetoniini [Cetoniina]CW92
|--CetoniaCW92
|--GlycyphanaCW92
|--Sternoplus schaumiG09
|--Gametis plagiataG09
|--Brachytricha Reiche 1871B89
| `--B. feralis Er. 1841B89
|--Enoplotarsus Lucas 1859B89
| `--E. deserticola (Lucas 1857) [=Oxythyrea deserticola]B89
|--Paleira Reiche 1871B89
| `--P. femorata Illiger 1803 [incl. P. hispanica Gory 1833]B89
|--Chlorixanthe Bates 1889RJS02
| `--C. propinqua [incl. C. chapini]RJS02
|--Stephanucha Burmeister 1842 [incl. Anatropis Casey 1915]RJS02
| `--S. thoracicaAT01
|--Tropinota Muls. 1842B89
| |--T. hirta (Poda 1761)A06 [=Epicometis hirtaB89; incl. E. hirtellaB89]
| `--T. squalida [=Scarabaeus squalidus]G89a
|--Leucocelis Burm. 1842B89
| `--L. (Oxythyrea Muls. 1842)B89
| |--L. (O.) funesta Poda 1761B89 (see below for synonymy)
| `--L. (O.) pantherina Gory 1833 [incl. L. amina Coq. 1860]B89
|--Epicometis Burm. 1842B89
| |--E. costata (Lucas 1858) [=Oxythyrea costata; incl. E. fatima Coq. 1860, O. niveopicta Fairm. 1864]B89
| |--E. crinita Charp. 1825 [incl. E. lethierryi Reiche 1871, E. pilosa Brullé 1832, E. reyi Muls. 1842]B89
| `--E. squalida Scop. 1763B89
|--Euphoria Burmeister 1842 (see below for synonymy)RJS02
| |--E. fascifera (LeConte 1861)B14
| |--E. fulgidaRJS02
| |--E. indaW13
| |--‘Euryomia’ lateralisMac86
| `--‘Euryomia’ rufitincta Macleay 1886Mac86
`--Protaetia Burmeister 1842A06, CW92
|--*P. spectabilis Schaum 1841CW92
|--P. acuminata (Fabricius 1775) [=Cetonia acuminata]CW92
|--P. advena Janson 1877CW92
|--P. andrewsi Gahan 1900CW92
|--P. cuprea (Fabricius 1775)A06
`--P. (Heteroprotaetia) fusca (Herbst 1790)G09 (see below for synonymy)
Cetoniinae incertae sedis:
Plectrone polita Jans. 1884G89b
MacronotaG89b
|--M. regia Fabr. in Laporte de Castelnau 1840LC40
`--M. suturalis Snell & Voll 1858G89b
Heterosoma Schaum 1845LT61
Euchroea coelestis Burmeister 1842B14
|--E. c. coelestisB14
`--E. c. peyrierasiB14
GymnetosomaB14
MecynorhinaB14
Panglaphyra duboulayi Rhomson 1879CW92
Diceros plagiatus Gory & Percheron 1833CW92
GnathoceraCW92
|--G. africanaLC40
|--G. afzeliiA90
|--G. dorsalis Gory & Percheron 1833CW92
|--G. elataA90
|--G. flavosuccinctaLC40
|--G. impressaA90
|--G. macleayiLC40
`--G. taeniaLC40
PhaediminiB14
|--TheodosiaB14
`--PhaedimusB14
GymnetiniB14
TaenioderiniG09
|--Pseudochalcothea [Chalcotheina]G09
| `--P. spatthuliferaG09
`--TaenioderinaG09
|--Ixorida venereaG09
`--TaenioderaW00
|--T. galei Waterhouse 1900 [=T. (Euselates) galei]W00
|--T. ornataW00
|--T. quadrivittataW00
`--T. whiteheadi Waterhouse 1900W00
GoliathiniG09
| i. s.: Mycteristes rhinophyllusLC40
|--DicronocephalusG09
|--IchnestominaG09
|--GoliathusG09
`--CoryphoceinaG09
|--Amourodes passeriniiG09
|--Neptunides polychromusG09
|--RhomborhinaG09
`--HeterorrhinaG09
|--H. decora [incl. Coryphocera sexmaculata Mohnike 1871]G89b
|--H. dohrnii Lansb. 1883G89b
|--H. imperatrixG89b
`--H. sexmaculataG09
SchizorhininiCW92
| i. s.: Chalcopharis Heller 1901CW92
| |--*C. nigroaenea Heller 1901CW92
| `--C. lansbergei (Gestro 1876) [=Schizorhina lansbergei]CW92
| Dichrosoma Kraatz 1885CW92
| |--*D. lansbergei Kraatz 1885CW92
| `--D. pinguis (Janson 1887) [=Platedelosis pinguis]CW92
| Dysidiatheta Kraatz 1880 [incl. Ablacopus Thomson 1880, Anthracopharis Schoch 1895]CW92
| |--*D. vicina (Janson 1873) [=Diaphonia vicina]CW92
| |--D. atra (Schoch 1895) [=*Anthracopharis atra]CW92
| |--D. taeniatus (Schoch 1896) [=Anthracopharis taeniata]CW92
| | |--D. t. taeniatusCW92
| | `--D. t. melanopterus Lea 1915CW92
| `--D. trapezifera (Thomson 1878)CW92 [=Diaphonia trapeziferaCW92, Ablacopus trapeziferaMas86]
| Lomapteroides Schoch 1898 [=Neophonia Kraatz 1885 non Thomson 1878]CW92
| `--*L. duboulayi (Thomson 1878) (see below for synonymy)CW92
| PseudoclithriaCW92
| Schochidia Berg 1898 [=Lophostoma Schoch 1898 non d’Orbigny 1836]CW92
| `--*S. chlorotica (Schoch 1898) [=*Lophostoma chlorotica]CW92
|--LomapterinaG09
`--SchizorhininaG09
PotosiaRD77
|--P. cuprea [incl. P. floricola]C01
|--P. hungarica [incl. P. hungarica var. armeniaca]C01
`--P. morioB28
Ingrisma Fairmaire 1893W00
`--I. whiteheadi Waterhouse 1900W00
Golianthinus (Sphyrorrhina)H00b
|--G. (S.) hauseri [=Fornasinius hauseri]H00b
`--G. (S.) wisei (Heath 1900)H00b, H00a [=Golianthus (Sphyrorrhina) wiseiH00a]
Megalorrhina harrisii [=Ceratorrhina harrisii]L89
Amaurodes passeriniiL89
EudicellaL89
|--E. ignitaL89
|--E. morgantiL89
`--E. thomsoniL89
Chelorrhina polyphemusL89
CremastocheiliniRJS02
StenotarsiiniRJS02
DiplognathaLC40 [DiplognathiniRJS02]
`--D. gagatesLC40
AgestataLC40
|--A. chinensisLC40
|--A. luconicaLC40
`--A. splendensLC40
MacromaLC40
|--M. australasiaeLC40
|--M. bifida Oliv. in Laporte de Castelnau 1840LC40
|--M. frontalisLC40
|--M. ochreipennisF89
|--M. philipsiiLC40
|--M. punctataLC40
`--M. quadripunctataLC40
AmphistorosLC40
|--A. (Amphistoros) afzeliiLC40
`--A. (Dicheros) bicornutaLC40 [incl. Dicheros plagiatusB35, LC40]
Euphoria Burmeister 1842 [incl. Erirhipidia Casey 1915, Erirhipis Burmeister 1842, Euphorhipis Casey 1915, Euphoriaspis Casey 1915, Euryomia Lacordaire 1856, Haplophoria Casey 1915, Isorhipina Casey 1915, Rhipiphorina Casey 1915]RJS02
Leucocelis (Oxythyrea) funesta Poda 1761B89 [incl. L. funesta var. biskrensis Fairm. 1883B89, L. funeraria Fourc. 1785B89, Scarabaeus sticticus Linné 1767B89, Oxythyrea sticticaB28, L. funesta var. subcalva Mars. 1878B89]
*Lomapteroides duboulayi (Thomson 1878) [=Lomaptera duboulayi, *Neophonia duboulayi; incl. Lomaptera marginata Kraatz 1890]CW92
Osmoderma LePeletier & Serville 1828RJS02 [incl. Gymnodi Kirby 1827 (n. o.)RJS02, Gymnodus Kirby 1837 (n. o.)RJS02; Osmoderminae, OsmoderminiA06]
Protaetia (Heteroprotaetia) fusca (Herbst 1790)G09 [=Cetonia fuscaCW92; incl. P. mandarinea Burmeister 1842CW92, C. mandarineaG89b]
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister 1840 [incl. Archimedii Kirby 1827 (n. o.), Euclidii Kirby 1827 (n. o.), Roplisa Casey 1909]RJS02
*Type species of generic name indicated
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