Jewel scarab

The Ruteline genus Chrysina, or jewel scarabs (not to be confused with jewel beetles which are a different family), is a large genus of brightly colored, often metallic iridescent species, ranging from the southwestern edge of the United States as far south as Ecuador. The genus includes all the species formerly known as Plusiotis.[1] They are typically between 15–35 millimetres (0.59–1.38 in) in length, and are nocturnal in habits, coming readily to lights. The larvae live in rotting logs, while the adults commonly feed on foliage; they tend to be found in pine, juniper, or pine-oak forests, most commonly between 1,000–3,000 metres (3,300–9,800 ft) elevation. They are most diverse in countries such as Honduras, where as many as 15 species can be found in a single location. There are only 4 species which occur in the United States (see taxobox).

Jewel scarabs
Chrysina sp. Ex coll. Felix Stumpe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Rutelinae
Tribe:
Rutelini
Genus:
Chrysina

Kirby, 1828
Species

see text

Synonyms
  • Plusiotis Burmeister, 1844
  • Pelidnotopsis Ohaus, 1915
  • Plusiotina Casey, 1915

These beetles are very popular among collectors; many species are polymorphic, with rare color variants that can command high prices. One such specimen was featured on the cover of National Geographic Magazine.[2] The majority of species are bright green, but metallic silver and gold are also common colors, and may be combined with green as in the common Chrysina gloriosa from the Madrean sky islands region.

Particularly attractive specimens were reported to sell for as much as $500 in 2007.[2]

Species
  • Chrysina adelaida (Hope, 1840)
  • Chrysina adolphi Chevrolat, 1859
  • Chrysina alfredolaui (Hawks, 1995)
  • Chrysina alphabarrerai (Morón, 1981)
  • Chrysina amalia (Burmeister, 1844)
  • Chrysina arellanoi Monzón, 2012
  • Chrysina argenteola (H. Bates, 1888)
  • Chrysina aurigans (Rothschild & Jordan, 1894)
  • Chrysina aurilisternum Perez-Flores, Villagomez & Galindo, 2016
  • Chrysina auripes Gray, 1832
  • Chrysina aurofoveata (Morón, 1981)
  • Chrysina auropunctata (Ohaus, 1913)
  • Chrysina aurora (Boucard, 1875)
  • Chrysina badeni (Boucard, 1878)
  • Chrysina baileyana Monzón, 2010
  • Chrysina batesi (Boucard, 1875)
  • Chrysina beckeri H. Bates, 1889
  • Chrysina benesi Pokorný & Curoe, 2012
  • Chrysina beraudi (Warner, Hawks & Bruyea, 1992)
  • Chrysina beyeri (Skinner, 1905)
  • Chrysina blackalleri Monzón & García, 2011
  • Chrysina boucardi (Sallé, 1878)
  • Chrysina brevis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1894)
  • Chrysina bruyeai (Hawks, 1999)
  • Chrysina cavei Hawks & Bruyea, 1999
  • Chrysina centralis (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina chalcothea (H. Bates, 1888)
  • Chrysina chimalapensis Mora-Aguilar, Curoe, Delgado & Ramírez-Ponce 2018
  • Chrysina chloreis (H. Bates, 1888)
  • Chrysina chrysargyrea (Sallé, 1874)
  • Chrysina chrysopedila (H. Bates, 1888)
  • Chrysina citlaltepetlamayatli (Blackaller-Bages & Delgado, 1994)
  • Chrysina clypealis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1894)
  • Chrysina colima (Morón, 1992)
  • Chrysina confusa (Ohaus, 1913)
  • Chrysina costata (Blanchard, 1850)
  • Chrysina crassimargo (Rothschild & Jordan, 1894)
  • Chrysina cunninghami (Curoe, 1999)
  • Chrysina cupreomarginata (F. Bates, 1904)
  • Chrysina curoei (Warner, LeBlanc, Hawks & Bruyea, 1992)
  • Chrysina cusuquensis (Curoe, 1994)
  • Chrysina dianae (Ratcliffe & Taylor, 1992)
  • Chrysina difficilis (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina diversa (Ohaus, 1912)
  • Chrysina donthomasi Monzón & García, 2011
  • Chrysina dzidorhum (Arnaud, 1994)
  • Chrysina ericsmithi (Monzón & Cano, 1999)
  • Chrysina erubescens H. Bates, 1889
  • Chrysina expansa (Ohaus, 1913)
  • Chrysina eyai Curoe, 2012
  • Chrysina flohri (Ohaus, 1905)
  • Chrysina gaitalica Curoe, 2012
  • Chrysina giesberti Monzón, 2010
  • Chrysina gloriosa (Leconte, 1854)
  • Chrysina gorda Delgado, 2003
  • Chrysina guatemalensis (Monzón, Cano & Bailey, 1999)
  • Chrysina guaymi (Curoe, 2001)
  • Chrysina halffteri (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina hawksi Monzón, 2010
  • Chrysina howdenorum (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina intermedia (Ohaus, 1913)
  • Chrysina karschi (Nonfried, 1891)
  • Chrysina lacordairei (Boucard, 1875)
  • Chrysina laniventris (Sturm, 1843)
  • Chrysina lecontei (Horn, 1882)
  • Chrysina limbata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1894)
  • Chrysina luteomarginata (Ohaus, 1913)
  • Chrysina macropus (Francillon, 1795)
  • Chrysina magnistriata (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina marginata (Waterhouse, 1871)
  • Chrysina miguelangeli Nogueira & Curoe, 2012
  • Chrysina misteca (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina modesta (Sturm, 1843)
  • Chrysina moroni (Curoe & Beraud, 1994)
  • Chrysina nogueirai (Morón, 1992)
  • Chrysina ofidiodontophallica Curoe, 2011
  • Chrysina optima (H. Bates, 1888)
  • Chrysina oreicola (Morón, 1992)
  • Chrysina orizabae (H. Bates, 1889)
  • Chrysina pastori (Curoe, 1994)
  • Chrysina paulseni Hawks, 2017
  • Chrysina pehlkei (Ohaus, 1930)
  • Chrysina peruviana Kirby, 1828
  • Chrysina plusiotina (Ohaus, 1912)
  • Chrysina prasina (Boucard, 1878)
  • Chrysina prototelica (Morón & Howden, 1992)
  • Chrysina psittacina (Sturm, 1843)
  • Chrysina purpurata (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina purulhensis (Monzón & Warner, 1993)
  • Chrysina quetzalcoatli (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina quiche (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina ratcliffei (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina resplendens (Boucard, 1875)
  • Chrysina rodriguezi (Boucard, 1878)
  • Chrysina sallaei (Boucard, 1875)
  • Chrysina schusteri (Monzon, Cano & Bailey, 1999)
  • Chrysina sirenicola (Solís & Morón, 1995)
  • Chrysina spectabilis (Ratcliffe & Jameson, 1992)
  • Chrysina strasseni (Ohaus, 1924)
  • Chrysina tapantina (Morón, 1992)
  • Chrysina taylori (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina tecunumani (Cano & Morón, 1995)
  • Chrysina terroni (Morón, 1990)
  • Chrysina tricolor (Ohaus, 1922)
  • Chrysina triumphalis Morón, 1990
  • Chrysina tuerckheimi (Ohaus, 1913)
  • Chrysina veraguana (Ohaus, 1922)
  • Chrysina victorina (Hope, 1840)
  • Chrysina wolfi (Ohaus, 1912)
  • Chrysina woodii (Horn, 1885)
  • Chrysina xalixteca (Morón, 1992)
  • Chrysina zapoteca (Morón, 1990)

References
  1. Hawks, D.C. 2001. Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in Chrysina and a synonymic checklist of species (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae). Occ. Papers Consort. Coleopt. 4: 1-8
  2. "Jewel Scarabs". National Geographic. 2007-02-07. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
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