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A focus on cetoniids by Eulàlia Gassó Miracle. Worlwide, lots of experts are working on this colorful group of beetles, with most species being recorded from Southeast Asia.
Today (March 12th, 2010) this website is a virtual collection with 2053 images of Southeast Asian beetles.
The photographed beetles belong to:
  • 71 families
  • 94 subfamilies
  • 298 genera
  • 859 species (368 identified and 25 to-be-described)
  • and 113 type specimen
  • collected in - Africa - Andaman Islands - Australia - Bangladesh - Basilan - Borneo - Borneo, East Kalimantan - Cambodja - Cat Tien National Park - China - Christmas Island - Gunung Lumut - India - Indonesia - Irian Jaya - Japan - Java - Korea - Lao Cai Province, Sapa - Laos - Leyte - Lombok - Luzon - Malaysia - Maluku - Mentawei - Mindanao - Mindoro - Moluccas - Myanmar - Nepal - New Guinea - Panay - Philippines - Reunion - Singapore - Solomon Islands - Sri Lanka - Sulawesi - Sumatra - Sunda Islands - Taiwan - Thailand - Vietnam - Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao National Park ->> See locality map HERE
    • Taxonomic information as far as identified now is mentioned with the plates and will be updated regularly based on specialist's input. Click here for a list of beetle experts that helped gathering taxonomic information.
    Experts are very much invited to send in identifications of beetles shown here, to taxonomic levels that are not yet mentioned, which can be done directly online when logged in.

    Coleopterists can contribute new species with images to participate in further development of this system and to advertise their work.
    Log in, or contact the administrator for more info.