Chironinae

Chironinae
Chiron volvulus Klug, Botswana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Chironinae
Blanchard, 1845

Chironidae is a family of beetles belonging to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Chironidae are primitive looking scarab beetles that occur in Africa, Asia (predominantly India) and Madagascar.

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