Trichiini
| Trichiini | |
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| Osmoderma scabra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Tribe: | Trichiini Fleming, 1821 |
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The Trichiini are a tribe of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), though historically they were often classified as a subfamily, Trichiinae. In Europe, the conspicuous bee beetles (Trichius) are probably the best-known genus of the tribe.
They vary in size from 6 to 65 mm and can be distinguished from Cetoniini by having covered epimeres, and lateral edges of the elytra which are not trimmed.
The adults feed on sugar-rich secretions of stems, leaves, fruits and flowers of different plants. Most larvae develop in rotten wood.
Taxonomy
Historically, a number of subtribes (Cryptodontina, Incaina, Osmodermatina, Platygeniina) was included in this tribe. However, these are now treated as full tribes.
Genera
- Agnorimus Miyake & Iwase, 1991
- Apeltastes Howden, 1968
- Brachagenius Kraatz, 1890
- Breviclypeus Ricchiardi, 2017
- Calometopidius Bourgoin, 1917
- Calometopus Blanchard, 1850
- Camapterus Ricchiardi, 2000
- Campulipus Kirby, 1827
- Chaetodermina Heller, 1921
- Clastocnemis Burmeister, 1840
- Corynotrichius Kolbe, 1892
- Dialithus Parry, 1849
- Diploa Kolbe, 1892
- Elpidus Péringuey, 1907
- Endoxazus Kolbe, 1892
- Epitrichius Tagawa, 1941
- Eriopeltastes Burmeister & Schaum, 1840
- Giesbertiolus Howden, 1988
- Glaphyronyx Moser, 1924
- Gnorimella Casey, 1915
- Gnorimotrichius Krajčik, 2009
- Gnorimus Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828
- Incala Thomson, 1857
- Indognorimus Krikken, 2009
- Indotrichius Krikken, 2009
- Iridisoma Delgado & Morón, 1991
- Lasiotrichius Reitter, 1899
- Liotrichius Kolbe, 1892
- Motuotrichius Huang & Chen, 2016
- Myodermides Ruter, 1964
- Myodermum Burmeister & Schaum, 1840
- †Paleotrichius Poinar, 2011
- Paragnorimus Becker, 1910
- Paratrichius Janson, 1881
- Pileotrichius Bourgoin, 1921
- Polyplastus Janson, 1888
- Pseudagenius Heller, 1923
- Pseudostegopterus Ricchiardi, 2015
- Stegopterus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840
- Stripsipher Gory & Percheron, 1833
- Tibiotrichius Miyake, 1994
- Trichiotinus Casey, 1915
- Trichius Fabricius, 1775
- Trigonopeltastes Burmeister & Schaum, 1840
References
- ↑ Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C.; Schmitt, M.; Ślipiński, A.; Smith, A. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Cetoniinae at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
External links
Media related to Trichiini at Wikimedia Commons- List of the Oriental Trichiine Scarabs (with key)
- Evans, Arthur H. Generic Guide to New World Scarabs
- Inca clathrata
- Trichius fasciatus
