page_title: Flower chafer
section_title: Tribus Cetoniini
hierarchical_section_title: Flower chafer / Systematics and taxonomy / Tribus Cetoniini
caption_attribution_description: English: Protaetia cuprea ignicollis, Yashresh, Israel עברית: נחושתית הקוצים / נחושתנית הקוצים, ישרש, ישראל
context_page_description: Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.
context_section_description: Subtribus Cetoniina
  Aethiessa Burmeister, 1842
  Anatona Burmeister, 1842
  Anelaphinis Kolbe, 1912
  Aphelinis Antoine, 1987
  Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1898
  Atrichiana Distant, 1911
  Badizoblax Thomson, 1877
  Callophylla Moser, 1916
  Centrantyx Fairmaire, 1884
  Cetonia Fabricius, 1775
  Chiloloba Burmeister, 1842
  Cosmesthes Kraatz, 1880
  Cosmiophaena Kraatz, 1899
  Dischista Burmeister, 1842
  Dolichostethus Kolbe, 1912
  Elaphinis Burmeister, 1842
  Enoplotarsus Lucas, 1859
  Erlangeria Preiss, 1902
  Euglypta Mohnike, 1873
  Gametis Burmeister, 1842
  Gametoides Antoine, 2006
  Glycosia Schoch, 1896
  Glycyphana Burmeister, 1842
  Gymnophana Arrow, 1910
  Hemiprotaetia Mikšič, 1963
  Heteralleucosma Antoine, 1989
  Heterocnemis Albers, 1852
  Heterotephraea Antoine, 2002
  Latescutella Ruter, 1972
  Lawangia Schenkling, 1921
  Lorkovitschia Mikšič, 1968
  Marmylida Thomson, 1880
  Micrelaphinis Schoch, 1896
  Miksicus Özdikmen & Turgat, 2009 (synonym Urbania Mikšič, 1963)
  Mireia Ruter, 1953
  Niphobleta Kraatz, 1880
  Pachnoda Burmeister, 1842
  Paleopragma Thomson, 1880
  Paralleucosma Antoine, 1989
  Paranelaphinis Antoine, 1988
  Paraprotaetia Moser, 1907
  Pararhabdotis Kraatz, 1899
  Parastraella Antoine, 2006
  Parelaphinis Holm & Marais, 1989
  Phaneresthes Kraatz, 1894
  Phonotaenia Kraatz, 1880
  Phoxomeloides Schoch, 1898
  Podopholis Moser, 1915
  Podopogonus Moser, 1917
  Polybaphes Kirby, 1827
  Polystalactica Kraatz, 1882
  Protaetia Burmeister, 1842
  Liocola Thomson, 1859
  Potosia Mulsant & Rey, 1871
  Protaetiomorpha Mikšič, 1968
  Psacadoptera Kraatz, 1882
  Pseudoprotaetia Kraatz, 1882
  Pseudotephraea Kraatz, 1882
  Pseudourbania Mikšič, 1965
  Reineria Mikšič, 1968
  Rhabdotis Burmeister, 1842
  Rhabdotops Krikken, 1981
  Rhyxiphloea Burmeister, 1842
  Simorrhina Kraatz, 1886
  Somalibia Lansberge, 1882
  Stalagmosoma Burmeister, 1842
  Sternoplus Wallace, 1868
  Systellorhina Kraatz, 1895
  Tephraea Burmeister, 1842
  Thyreogonia Reitter, 1898
  Trichocelis Moser, 1908
  Trichocephala Moser, 1916
  Trichostetha Burmeister, 1842
  Tropinota Mulsant, 1842
  Urbania Mikšič, 1963
  Xeloma Kraatz, 1881
  Xiphosceloides Holm, 1992
  Subtribus Euphoriina
  Euphoria Burmeister, 1842
  Chlorixanthe Bates, 1889
  Subtribus Leucocelina
  Acrothyrea Kraatz, 1882
  Alleucosma Schenkling, 1921
  Analleucosma Antoine, 1989
  Cyclophorellus Krikken, 1982
  Cyrtothyrea Kolbe, 1895
  Discopeltis Burmeister, 1842
  Grammopyga Kraatz, 1895
  Homothyrea Kolbe, 1895
  Leucocelis Burmeister, 1842
  Leucochilus Kraatz, 1896
  Lonchothyrea Kolbe, 1895
  Mausoleopsis Lansberge, 1882
  Mecaspidiellus Antoine, 1997
  Mecaspidius Bourgoin, 1921
  Megalleucosma Antoine, 1989
  Molynoptera Kraatz, 1897
  Molynopteroides Antoine, 1989
  Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1842
  Paleira Reiche, 1871
  Phoxomela Schaum, 1844
  Pseudalleucosma Antoine, 1989
  Pseudooxythyrea Baraud, 1985
  Trichothyrea Kolbe, 1895
  Incertae sedis
  Chewia Legrand, 2004
  Pachnodoides Alexis & Delpont, 2002
caption: Protaetia cuprea ignicollis
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