Valgini | |
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male Valgus hemipterus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Tribe: |
Valgini Mulsant, 1842 |
genera | |
over 30 genera; see text |
over 30 genera; see text
Valgini is a small tribe of scarab beetles, formerly considered a subfamily, Valginae. Most species occur in the Old World. They tend to be compact, and scaly or spiny.
Subtribe Microvalgina
Subtribe Valgina