A review of the Blaesiina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Gymnetini)

By

Ratcliffe, Brett

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

34

Pages

105-128

Subjects

Blaesiina , Cetoniinae , Gymnetini , Scarabaeidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.34.289

 

Abstract

The two genera comprising the subtribe Blaesiina (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini) are reviewed. Each genus contains two species, with Blaesia Burmeister occurring in southern South America and Halffterinetis Moron & Nogueira occurring in northern Mexico. Descriptions, keys, distributions, biology, and illustrations are provided. The biogeography of the Blaesiina is discussed with a hypothesis to explain the current disjunct distributions. I provide a new state record for Halffterinetis gonzaloi Moron & Nogueira in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.