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Chiron (beetle)

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Chiron
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Chironinae
Genus: Chiron
Macleay, 1819
Synonyms
  • Passalus Illiger, 1801
  • Scarites Fabricius, 1798
  • Sinodendron Fabricius, 1792

Chiron is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 15 described species in Chiron, found in Africa and Asia.[1][2]

Species

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These 15 species belong to the genus Chiron:

References

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  1. ^ "GBIF, Chiron". Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Chiron Macleay, 1819". Retrieved 2024-10-15.