Trichiinae

Taxobox
name = Trichiinae

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image_width = 300px
image_caption = "Trichius sp."
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
superfamilia = Scarabaeoidea
familia = Scarabaeidae
subfamilia = Trichiinae
subfamilia_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Tribes
subdivision =
Osmodermini
TrichiiniThe 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 [http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/insectoscr/Texto98.html] . 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.

pecies

Some of the species in this subfamily are:

*Osmodermini
**"Osmoderma eremicola" (Knoch)
**"Osmoderma eremita" (hermit beetle) [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Osmoderma_eremita/]
**"Osmoderma scabra" (Beauvois) [http://bugguide.net/node/view/15974]
**"Osmoderma subplanata"
*Trichiini
**"Dialithus magnificus" (Parry, 1849)
**"Epitrichius" sp.
**"Gnorimella maculosa" (Knoch) [http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/environment/NHR/Gnorimella_maculosa.html] [http://bugguide.net/node/view/15370]
**"Gnorimus nobilis" (L.) (noble chafer) [http://www.hlasek.com/gnorimus_nobilis_10481.html]
**"Gnorimus variabilis" (L.) (="G. octopuncatus") [http://www.hlasek.com/gnorimus_variabilis_10480.html]
**"Paratrichius circularis" [http://www.gorodinski.ru/cetoniidae_paratrichus-circul.html]
**"Paratrichius nicoudii" [http://www.gorodinski.ru/cetoniidae_paratrichus-nic.html]
**"Trichiotinus affinis" (G. & P.)
**"Trichiotinus assimilis" (Kirby) [http://bugguide.net/node/view/22486]
**"Trichiotinus bibens" (Fabricius) [http://bugguide.net/node/view/10463]
**"Trichiotinus lunatulus" (Fabricius) (emerald flower scarab) [http://bugguide.net/node/view/5275]
**"Trichiotinus piger" (Fabricius) (bee-like flower scarab) [http://bugguide.net/node/view/5276]
**"Trichiotinus rufobrunneus" (Csy.) [http://bugguide.net/node/view/47418]
**"Trichiotinus texanus" (Horn)
**"Trichiotinus viridans" (Kirby) [http://bugguide.net/node/view/24645]
**"Trichiotinus viridulus" (Fabricius)
**"Trichius abdominalis"
**"Trichius fasciatus" (L.)
**"Trichius japonicus" (Janson) [http://www.wrass.co.jp/log/2003/2003_pict3/030801_toraBTT.jpg]
**"Trichius orientalis" (Reitter)
**"Trichius rosaceus" (Voet) [http://hannetons.free.fr/photo.htm]
**"Trichius sexualis" (Bedel) [http://www.meloidae.com/exchange/scarabaeidae1.htm]
**"Trichius zonatus" [http://www.insektenbox.de/kaefer/pinsel.htm]
**"Trigonopeltastes delta" (Forster) [http://bugguide.net/node/view/2832]

External links

* [http://www3.famille.ne.jp/~kazuo/tric.html List of the Oriental Trichiine Scarabs (with key)]
*Evans, Arthur H. [http://www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Scarabaeidae/Cetoniinae/Cetoniinae-Tribes/Trichiini/Trichiini-Overview/TrichiiniO.html Generic Guide to New World Scarabs]