Argyripa

Argyripa is a genus of flower chafer belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1]

Argyripa
Argyripa lansbergei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Gymnetini
Genus: Argyripa
J. Thomson, 1878

This genus includes medium-sized flower chafer without metallic sheen. The color of the body is usually yellow with black dots. The genus is widespread in Central America and in the northern of most South America.[2]

Species

Species within this genus include:[3]

  • Argyripa anomala (Bates, 1869)
  • Argyripa gloriosa Ratcliffe, 1978
  • Argyripa lansbergei (SallĂ©, 1857)
  • Argyripa moroni Arnaud, 1988
  • Argyripa porioni Arnaud, 1988
  • Argyripa subfasciata Ritsema, 1885

References
  1. Biolib
  2. New World Scarab Beetles
  3. Catalogue of life


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