| Xiphoscelis | |
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| Xiphoscelis schuckardi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Tribe: | Xiphoscelidini |
| Genus: | Xiphoscelis Burmeister, 1842 |
Xiphoscelis, the blade-leg chafers, is a genus of African beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae1 and typical of the tribe Xiphoscelidini.2
Species
- Xiphoscelis braunsi Perissinotto & Šípek, 2019
- Xiphoscelis gariepena (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
- Xiphoscelis lenxuba Perissinotto, Villet & Stobbia, 2003
- Xiphoscelis namibica Perissinotto, 2019
- Xiphoscelis schuckardi Burmeister, 1842
- Xiphoscelis sneeubergensis Perissinotto, Villet & Stobbia, 2003
References
References
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xiphoscelis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 18, 2026.