Theodosia

Male Theodosia viridiaurata, copyright Alexey Yakovlev.

Belongs within: Cetoniinae.

Theodosia is a genus of scarabaeid beetles found in southeast Asia, with males bearing long, curved cephalic and thoracic horns projecting anteriorly along the midline (Bouchard 2014).

<==Theodosia
    |--T. antoineiB14
    |--T. chewiB14
    |--T. howittiB14
    |--T. katsuraiB14
    |--T. magnificaB14
    |--T. maindroniB14
    |--T. miyashitaiB14
    |--T. nobuyukiiB14
    |--T. perakensisB14
    |--T. pilosipygidialisB14
    |--T. rodorigeziB14
    |--T. teliferB14
    `--T. viridiaurata (Bates 1889)B14

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[B14] Bouchard, P. (ed.) 2014. The Book of Beetles: A lifesize guide to six hundred of nature’s gems. Ivy Press: Lewes (United Kingdom).

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