Euphoria (beetle)

Euphoria
Euphoria fulgida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Euphoria
Burmeister, 1842
Species

59, see text

Synonyms

Euphoriopsis

Euphoria is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae, the flower chafers. They are native to the Americas, where they are distributed from Canada to Argentina. They are most diverse in Mexico and Central America.[1] As of 2012, there are about 59 species in the genus.[2]

Description and biology

Euphoria beetles can be polymorphic and some species are difficult to tell apart.[3]

The larvae are generally found buried a few centimeters deep in soil rich in organic matter such as compost, dung, animal burrows, packrat middens, and ant nests.[1] In at least some species, the pupa develops in a subterranean cell with a thin wall made of feces mixed with soil.[1] Some species overwinter as adults, and others as larvae.[1]

Diversity

Euphoria inda
Euphoria kernii

Species include:[2]

References

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