Valgus (beetle)

Valgus is a genus of beetles. Most described species are found in Asia, with some reaching into northern Africa and Europe, and three species native to the New World. One species is found in South Africa.

Valgus
Male V. hemipterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Tribe:	Valgini
Genus:	Valgus Scriba, 1790
Species
See text

Species

• Valgus albomaculatus Kraatz, 1896 — Borneo
• Valgus arabicus Nonfried, 1895 — Arabia
• Valgus californicus Horn, 1870 — Mexico, California
• Valgus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1789) — United States
• Valgus cristatus Gestro, 1891 — Borneo
• Valgus distinctus Nonfried, 1895 — Borneo
• Valgus fuscatus Kraatz, 1896 — Borneo
• Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Europe, Caucasus, Northern Africa, introduced to North America: Ontario, Michigan, Ohio
• Valgus koreanus Sawada, 1944 — Korea
• Valgus okajimai Kobayashi, 1994 — Taiwan
• Valgus parvicollis Fairmaire, 1891 — China
• Valgus parvulus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 — Thailand
• Valgus quadrimaculatus Kraatz, 1883 — Malaysia
• Valgus savioi Pic, 1928 — China
• Valgus seticollis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) — USA
• Valgus smithii Macleay, 1838 — South Africa
• Valgus sumatranus Gestro, 1891 — Sumatra
• Valgus thibetanus Nonfried, 1891 — Tibet
• Valgus tonkinensis Arrow, 1944 — North Vietnam

References

• World Scarabaeidae Database, Oct 2007