Cotinis
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| Cotinis | |
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| Cotinis mutabilis, the figeater beetle | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Gymnetini |
| Genus: | Cotinis Burmeister, 1842 |
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Cotinis is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae found throughout North and South America. At least two species (Cotinis mutabilis and Cotinis nitida) are common pests.[1] The genus was erected by Hermann Burmeister in 1842.