The genus Oxythyrea Mulsant in Israel (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Cetoniini)

Authors

  • Oz Rittner The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. E-mail: laibale@tauex.tau.ac.il
  • Guido Sabatinelli Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo (Entomologia), Università degli Studi di Roma “Sapienza”, Piazzale Valerio Massimo, 6–00162 Roma, Italy.

Keywords:

Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Oxythyrea, distribution, identification key, Israel, scarab beetles, Middle East

Abstract

The occurrence and distribution of species of the genus Oxythyrea Mulsant in Israel are revised based on specimens in the National Collection of Insects, De­partment of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, and from the private collection of Oz Rittner. Three species occur in Israel: O. noemi Reiche and Saulcy, O. cinctella (Schaum), and O. abigail Reiche and Saulcy. A key for the identification, dis­tribution maps, and notes on the biology of each species are provided.

To cite: Rittner, O. & Sabatinelli, G. 2010. The genus Oxythyrea Mulsant in Israel (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Cetoniini). Israel Journal of Entomology 40: 11–19. 

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2011-09-01

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Vol. 40 (2010)

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