Bee beetle
| Bee beetles | |
|---|---|
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| Trichius zonatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Trichiinae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Trichius Fabricius, 1775 |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
The bee beetles are scarab beetles of the subfamily Trichiinae, which is sometimes included in the Cetoniinae as a tribe.
They have hairy sides of the elytra like their relatives, and the upper sides of the elytra are usually yellow with prominent black blotches which form incomplete bands. This, and the fact that seen from the side they resemble a hairy plump bee, has given them their common name.
Species include:
- Trichius abdominalis
- Trichius fasciatus
- Trichius japonicus
- Trichius orientalis Reitter, 1894
- Trichius rosaceus
- Trichius sexualis Bedel, 1906
- Trichius zonatus Germar, 1829
External links
Media related to Trichius at Wikimedia Commons
- Trichius fasciatus photos at Beetlespace.wz.cz