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Xiphoscelis

Xiphoscelis, the blade-leg chafers, is a genus of African beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae and typical of the tribe Xiphoscelidini.

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Xiphoscelis
Xiphoscelis schuckardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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  1. Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. 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.