- Euphoria (beetle)
Taxobox
name = Euphoria
image_caption = "Euphoria fulgida"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Coleoptera
familia =Scarabaeidae
subfamilia =Cetoniinae
genus = "Euphoria"
genus_authority = Burmeister, 1842"Euphoria" is a genus of
New World scarab beetles in the subfamilyCetoniinae , theflower chafer s. It is estimated that there are 20-29 species of the genus "Euphoria" in North America. These beetles are diurnal, and visit flowers to obtain pollen and/or nectar. The larvae (grubs) are reported to live in decomposing matter, but some may have an association withant s (Insects of Cedar Creek). There are about 120 names available in the genus, but is not clear how many constitute valid species. Jesus Orozco at the University of Nebraska is doing a phylogenetic revision of the group that will help to solve some of the problems.Photo gallery
References
*Bartlett, Troy, et al. [http://bugguide.net/node/view/2710 BugGuide] --accessed 28 May 2006
*Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence (1961). "A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America". Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson, and Company.
*Haarstad, John A. [http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/024030n.html Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota] --accessed 28 May 2006
*Orozco, Jesus. [http://www.geocities.com/hparfin/ American Cetoniinae] --accesed 8 Apr 2008
*Smith, A. B. T. 2003. Checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of the Nearctic Realm. Version 3. Electronically published, Lincoln, Nebraska. 74 pp, available [http://www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/nearctic.htm here] .
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