Trichiinae

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Trichiinae
Trichius sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family: Scarabaeidae Subfamily: Trichiinae
Tribes
Osmodermini Trichiini

The Trichiinae are a subfamily of the beetle family Scarabaeidae. They are mostly known for the bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus).

They vary in size from 6 to 65 mm[1]. The adults feed on sugar-rich secretions of stems, leaves, fruits and flowers of different plants. Most larvae develop in rotten wood.

The Trichiinae are sometimes grouped with the Cetoniinae subfamily (fruit and flower chafers). However, the Trichiinae are distinguished from the Cetoniidae by having covered epimeres, and the lateral edges of the elytra are not trimmed.

[edit] Species

Some of the species in this subfamily are:

• Osmodermini
  • Osmoderma eremicola (Knoch)
  • Osmoderma eremita (hermit beetle) [2]
  • Osmoderma scabra (Beauvois) [3]
  • Osmoderma subplanata
• Trichiini
  • Epitrichius sp.
  • Gnorimella maculosa (Knoch) [4]
  • Gnorimus nobilis (L.) (noble chafer) [5]
  • Gnorimus variabilis (L.) (=G. octopuncatus) [6]
  • Paratrichius circularis [7]
  • Paratrichius nicoudii [8]
  • Trichiotinus affinis (G. & P.)
  • Trichiotinus assimilis (Kirby) [9]
  • Trichiotinus bibens (Fabricius) [10]
  • Trichiotinus lunatulus (Fabricius) (emerald flower scarab) [11]
  • Trichiotinus piger (Fabricius) (bee-like flower scarab) [12]
  • Trichiotinus rufobrunneus (Csy.) [13]
  • Trichiotinus texanus (Horn)
  • Trichiotinus viridans (Kirby) [14]
  • Trichiotinus viridulus (Fabricius)
  • Trichius abdominalis
  • Trichius fasciatus (L.)
  • Trichius japonicus (Janson) [15]
  • Trichius orientalis (Reitter)
  • Trichius rosaceus (Voet) [16]
  • Trichius sexualis (Bedel) [17]
  • Trichius zonatus [18]
  • Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster) [19]

[edit] External links

• List of the Oriental Trichiine Scarabs (with key)
• Evans, Arthur H. Generic Guide to New World Scarabs