Ischiopsopha
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| Ischiopsopha | |
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| Ischiopsopha hoyoisi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Tribe: | Schizorhinini |
| Subtribe: | Lomapterina |
| Genus: | Ischiopsopha Gestro, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Cetonia bifasciata | |
Ischiopsopha are beetles from the subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Schizorhinini. The genus was described by Raffaello Gestro in 1874. The type species of the genus is Cetonia bifasciata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824. These cetoniids have only the tip of the scutellum visible. The genus is widespread throughout the whole Australian region.