Rhyxiphloea

{{Short description|Genus of beetles}} {{Speciesbox | image = | display_parents = 3 | genus = Rhyxiphloea | parent_authority = Burmeister, 1842 | species = corticina | authority = (Olivier, 1789) | synonyms = *''Cetonia corticina'' Olivier, 1789 *''Cetonia coriacea'' Klug, 1835 *''Cetonia purpurascens'' Schönherr, 1817 }}

'''''Rhyxiphloea''''' is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.<ref>[https://www.gbif.org/species/1084803 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]</ref> It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, '''''Rhyxiphloea corticina''''', which is found in Chad, Niger, Príncipe and Senegal.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last= Schoolmeesters|first= P.|date= 2025|title= ''Rhyxiphloea corticina'' at Catalogue of Life|url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4SXW6|website= World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16).|location= Amsterdam, Netherlands|publisher= Catalogue of Life Foundation|access-date=May 19, 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Description == Adults reach a length of about {{cvt|19-26.5|mm}}. Their colour ranges from black with burnt orange around the elytra and pronotum to black with the pronotum and elytra completely burnt orange.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal|last1=Holm|first1=E.|date= 1992|title= Revision of the African Cetoniinae VI:Genera Rhinocoeta Burmeister, Xiphosceloides gen.nov. and Rhixiphloea Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).|url= https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/AJA00411752_93|journal=Annals of the Transvaal Museum|volume=35|issue=27|pages= 383-398|access-date= May 19, 2026}}</ref>

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Category:Monotypic Scarabaeidae genera Category:Beetles described in 1789 Category:Beetles of Chad Category:Beetles of Niger Category:Beetles of Senegal Category:Beetles of São Tomé and Príncipe Category:Cetoniini