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Trichostetha
''Trichostetha'' (Greek 'hairy' + 'chest') is a genus of beetle in the scarab beetle family. It is endemic to southern Africa, and its species most commonly occur in mountainous terrain. The genus includes several species that have only recently been described, as well as many species lacking a description of any of the larval stages. Except for ''T. fascicularis'' and its subspecies, the species comprising ''Trichostetha'' have small ranges of distribution, frequently in the Cape Floral Region of South Africa. Species and subspecies The genus ''Trichostetha'' includes the following species and subspecies: *'' Trichostetha albopicta'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) *''Trichostetha barbertonensis'' Holm & Marais, 1988 *'' Trichostetha bicolor'' Péringuey, 1907 *'' Trichostetha calciventris'' Stobbia, 1995 *'' Trichostetha capensis'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) **''Trichostema capensis capensis'' (Linnaeus, 1767) **''Trichostema capensis hottentotta'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) **''Trichostema ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichostetha Fascicularis
''Trichostetha fascicularis'' is a large, metallic-green beetle found in South Africa. Description The Protea Beetle is about 25mm long. It has metallic-green wing cases with a black head and thorax which has two white vertical stripes. It has orange hairs growing around the bottom of its body. Habitat It is found in South Africa wherever proteas occur. Adults feed on the pollen and nectar. They live in fynbos Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ..., mountainous habitats, and residential gardens if its food supply is available. Subspecies ''T. fascicularis'' has four subspecies: *''Trichostetha fascicularis maraisi'' Stobbia, 1995 *''Trichostetha fascicularis natalis'' Burmeister, 1842 *''Trichostetha fascicularis nigripennis'' Allard, 1992 *''Trichostetha fascicular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichostetha Capensis
''Trichostetha capensis'', also known as the brunia beetle and the Cape Protea chafer is an afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ... species of flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Floristic Region. References Endemic beetles of South Africa Cetoniinae Beetles described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Cetoniinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichostetha Coetzeri
''Trichostetha coetzeri'' is an afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ... species of flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Floristic Region. It was first described by Holm and Marais in 1988. References Endemic beetles of South Africa Cetoniinae Beetles described in 1988 {{Cetoniinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |