Rutelidae
 
 

Ebay search keyword: Rutelidae

 
Insect - Cute Small Rutelidae sp.3 - Peru - 7-8mm....!!
Insect - Cute Small Rutelidae sp.3 - Peru - 7-8mm....!!
$2.50
Time Left: 2h 39m
3 beetles insect Rutelidae species great colors 26mm
3 beetles insect Rutelidae species great colors 26mm
$0.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 2d 8h 43m
Insect - Very nice Rutelidae sp.10 - Peru - 25mm ....!!
Insect - Very nice Rutelidae sp.10 - Peru - 25mm ....!!
$18.00
Time Left: 7d 12h 1m
50%0ff - Very nice Rutelidae sp.06 - Peru - 8mm ....!!
50%0ff - Very nice Rutelidae sp.06 - Peru - 8mm ....!!
$24.00
Time Left: 16d 21h 38m
Rutelidae : Rutela laeta  (top color)
Rutelidae : Rutela laeta (top color)
$12.00
Time Left: 17d 6h 28m

 

The most famous of the Rutelidae beetles are also known as Jewel Scarabs (not to be confused with Jewel Beetles which are beetles from the the Buprestidae family).  They are brightly colored, metallic iridescent insects, some fetching exorbitant prices for the rarer species.  One of the reasons why some are so rare is the location where they are found, high up in the Cloud Mountains of South America.   

Other species of Rutelidae are found in Asia and the males look quite different from its Occidental cousins.  Fruhstorferia species have a set of mandibules  that make them look like a Samurai helmet from a long gone period.
 
Rutelidae - Rutelini: Areoda, Calomacraspis, Ceroplophana, Chalcoplethis, Chasmodia, Chlorota, Chrysina, Chrysophora, Cnemida, Cotalpa, Dicaulocephalus, Didrepanephorus, Fruhstorferia, Heterochelus, Heterosternus, Homonyx, Lagochile, Macraspis, Macropoidelimus, Macropoides, Oogenius, Paradorysthetus, Paraheterosternus, Parastasia, Paratelaugis, Parisolea, Pelidnota, Peltonotus, Peperonota, Plesiosternus, Plusiotis, Pseudothyridium, Ptenomela, Rutela

 

Rutelidae - Rutelini: Anatista, Anomala, Anomalacra, Anomalorhina, Anoplognathus, Aulacopalpus, Balanogonia, Brachysternus, Callirhinus, Callistethus, Calloodes, Chalcochlamys, Chelilabia, Chrysochlamys, Dilophochila, Epectinaspis, Euchlora, Hylamorpha, Leptohoplia, Mazahuapertha, Mimela, Nayarita, Pachystethus, Phalangogonia, Phyllopertha, Platycoelia, Popillia, Rugopertha, Spodochlamys, Strigoderma, Yaaxkumukia


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