Chalcothea
# Chalcothea

Chalcothea is a genus of flower chafers belonging to the family scarab beetles.

## Description

These beetles can reach a length of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). The body is oblong, with distinct "neck" between head and pronotum. Elytra are metallic green and much broader than pronotum.

## Distribution

Species within this genus are present in the Southeast Asia.

## Species

* Chalcothea affinis Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1858
* Chalcothea fruhstorferi Kraatz, 1891
* Chalcothea resplendens (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
* Chalcothea smaragdina (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
* Chalcothea sumatrana Antoine, 2000
