Valgini

Valgini is a small tribe of scarab beetles, formerly considered a subfamily, Valginae.^[1] Most species occur in the Old World. They tend to be compact, and scaly or spiny.^[2]

Valgini
male Valgus hemipterus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Tribe:	Valgini Mulsant, 1842
genera
over 30 genera; see text

List of Subtribes and Genera

Subtribe Microvalgina

• Ischnovalgus Kolbe, 1897
• Microvalgus Kraatz, 1883
• Stenovalgus Kolbe, 1892

Subtribe Valgina

• Acanthovalgus Kraatz, 1895
• Bivalgus Paulian, 1961
• Chaetovalgus Moser, 1914
• Charitovalgus Kolbe, 1904
• Chromovalgus Kolbe, 1897
• Comythovalgus Kolbe, 1897
• Cosmovalgus Kolbe, 1897
• Dasyvalgoides Endrödi, 1952
• Dasyvalgus Kolbe, 1904
• Euryvalgus Moser, 1908
• Excisivalgus Endrödi, 1952
• Heterovalgus Krikken, 1978
• Homovalgus Kolbe, 1897
• Hoplitovalgus Kolbe, 1904
• Hybovalgus Kolbe, 1904
• Idiovalgus Arrow, 1910
• Lepivalgus Moser, 1914
• Lobovalgus Kolbe, 1897
• Mimovalgus Arrow, 1944
• Oedipovalgus Kolbe, 1897
• Oreoderus Burmeister, 1842
• Oreovalgus Kolbe, 1904
• Podovalgus Arrow, 1910
• Pygovalgus Kolbe, 1884
• Sphinctovalgus Kolbe, 1904
• Tibiovalgus Kolbe, 1904
• Valgoides Fairmaire, 1899
• Valgus Scriba, 1790
• Xenoreoderus Arrow, 1910
• Yanovalgus Nomura, 1952

References

1. Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C.; Schmitt, M.; Ślipiński, A.; Smith, A. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
2. "Catalogue of Life, Valgini Mulsant, 1842". Retrieved 2024-09-30.