| Jewel scarabs | |
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| Chrysina limbata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Rutelini |
| Genus: | Chrysina Kirby, 1828 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Chrysina, or jewel scarabs (not to be confused with jewel beetles, which are a different family), is a genus of brightly colored, often metallic iridescent species of ruteline beetles. They range from the southwestern edge of the United States, through Mexico and Central America, and as far south as Colombia and Ecuador.[1] Chrysina contains more than 120 species, includes all those formerly in the genus Plusiotis.[1][2] The genus name is from Greek χρύσινος (chrysinos), "gold-coloured".
- ^ a b Barria, M.D. (2023). A Monographic Revision of The Jewel Scarabs Genus Chrysina from Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini). Zea Books, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. doi:10.32873/unl.dc.zea.1345. ISBN 978-1-60962-286-2. S2CID 257918078.
- ^ Hawks, D.C. 2001. Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in Chrysina and a synonymic checklist of species (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae). Occ. Papers Consort. Coleopt. 4: 1-8