''Cheirotonus'' is a genus of long-armed scarabs (subfamily
Euchirinae
Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. They are sometimes referred to as "long-armed scarabs" due to the elongated forelegs of the males. These long legs often have median and apical spines t ...
) with about 10 species with a distribution extending west along the Himalayas to Japan in the east. They live inside tree holes in montane forest and are attracted to lights. Males and females show differences in size and structure of the legs with males having elongated foretibiae. The pronotum is shiny green and the elytra are usually dark with orange patterning.
Eight to ten species, depending on the taxonomic treatment, are recognized:
* ''
C. battareli'' - northern Vietnam
* ''
C. formosanus'' - Taiwan
* ''
C. gestroi'' - Northeast India, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam
** =''corompti''
** =''henrici''
** =''chiangdaoensis''
* ''
C. jambar'' - North Okinawa
* ''
C. jansoni'' - Burma, China, Vietnam
** = ''nankinensis''
** = ''szetshuanus''
* ''
C. macleayi'' - Bhutan, India, China
* ''
C. parryii'' - Burma, India, Laos, Thailand
* ''
C. peracanus'' - Peninsular Malaysia
** =''arnaudi''
* ''
C. terunumai'' - Tibet
References
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Scarabaeidae genera
Taxa named by Frederick William Hope