Chiron (beetle) explained

Chiron is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 15 described species in Chiron, found in Africa and Asia.

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Chiron:

• Chiron aberlenci Huchet, 2019 ((Cameroon, Chad, Niger))
• Chiron assamensis Hope, 1845 (India)
• Chiron bartolozzii Huchet, 2019 (Somalia)
• Chiron cylindrus (Fabricius, 1798) (Palearctic, Afrotropical, India)
• Chiron demirei Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
• Chiron elegans Huchet, 2020 (Afrotropical)
• Chiron hovanus Fairmaire, 1901 (Madagascar)
• Chiron kelleri Fairmaire, 1893 (Somalia)
• Chiron lucifer Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
• Chiron mariannae Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
• Chiron massaicus Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
• Chiron oddurensis Huchet, 2019 (Somalia)
• Chiron senegalensis Hope, 1845 (Senegal)
• Chiron stuempkei Huchet, 2019 (Afrotropical)
• Chiron volvulus Klug, 1855 (Mozambique)