Monkey beetle

Monkey beetles
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Rutelinae
Tribe:	Hopliini

Monkey beetles are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Rutelinae, and are placed within the tribe Hopliini. Many species visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or browse on the petals.

Overview

Monkey beetles are distinguishable from other scarabs from their average small size and tarsal claws, which are unequal in size and movable.^[1]

Systematics and taxonomy

The group contains the following genera:

• Anisonyx
• Heterochelus
• Lepithrix
• Pachycnema
• Scelophysa

References

1. ^ http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/beetles/scarabaeidae/rutelinae/hopliini.htm

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