Bombodes is a genus of flower chafers. They are characterized by a bumble-bee like patterning in black and yellow with hairy covering over their bodies. About species are known all from along the Himalayan ranges and surrounding regions.[1]

Bombodes
B. westwoodi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Bombodes
Westwood, 1848
Type species
Bombodes ursus
Westwood, 1848.

Species that have been described in the genus include:[2]

  • Bombodes alinae Jakl & Hava, 2020[3]
  • Bombodes tangi Huang & Chen, 2015
  • Bombodes westwoodi Thomson, 1857
  • Bombodes ursus Westwood, 1848
  • Bombodes dejeani Pouillaude, 1914
  • Bombodes vitalisi Bourgoin, 1914
    • (possibly synonymous) Bombodes affinis Bourgoin, 1917
  • Bombodes nigellus Bourgoin, 1916
  • Bombodes klapperichi Schein, 1953

References

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  1. ^ Krikken, J. (1977). "The Asian genus Pleuronota Kraatz and allied forms: a clarification (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 51 (13): 199–209.199-209&rft.date=1977&rft.au=Krikken, J.&rft_id=https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/318440/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bombodes" class="Z3988">
  2. ^ Huang H.; Chen CH.-CH. (2015). "Description of a new species of the genus Bombodes Westwood, 1848 from SE Tibet, China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Taenioderini)". Anima.X. 68: 1–10.1-10&rft.date=2015&rft.au=Huang H.&rft.au=Chen CH.-CH.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bombodes" class="Z3988">
  3. ^ Jakl, Stanislav; Hava, Jiri (2020). "A contribution to knowledge of Bombodes Westwood, 1848 with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Taenioderini)" (PDF). Studies and Reports. Taxonomical Series. 16 (1): 133–139.133-139&rft.date=2020&rft.au=Jakl, Stanislav&rft.au=Hava, Jiri&rft_id=https://sar.fld.czu.cz/cache/article-data/SaR/Published_volumes/2020-1/133-140_jakl_3.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bombodes" class="Z3988">