Geniatini Explained

Geniatini is a tribe of shining leaf chafers in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 10-13 genera and at over 300 described species in Rutelini.^[1]

Genera

• Bolax Fischer von Waldheim, 1829
• Eunanus Ohaus, 1909
• Evanos Laporte, 1840
• Geniates Kirby, 1808
• Geniatosoma Costa Lima, 1940
• Heterogeniates Ohaus, 1909
• Leucothyreus MacLeay, 1819
• Lobogeniates Ohaus, 1917
• Microchilus Blanchard, 1951
• Mimogeniates Martínez, 1964
• Rhizogeniates Ohaus, 1909
• Trizogeniates Ohaus, 1917
• Xenogeniates Villatoro and Jameson, 2001

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R. H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 21 June 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida..
• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geniatini Burmeister, 1844. Catalogue of Life. 2024-08-10.