The Trichiini are a

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of the

scarab beetle The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...

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(Scarabaeidae), though historically they were often classified as a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

, 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 m

and can be distinguished from

Cetoniini Cetoniini is a tribe of fruit and flower chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are over 80 genera in Cetoniini, found worldwide. Genera These 88 genera belong to the tribe Cetoniini: ; Subtribe Cetoniina Leach, 1815 : ...

by having covered epimeres, and lateral edges of the

elytra An elytron (; ; : elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometime ...

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.

Genera

Subtribus Cryptodontina *'' Coelocorynus'' Kolbe, 1895 *'' Cryptodontes'' Burmeister, 1847 Subtribus Incaina *'' Archedinus'' Morón & Krikken, 1990 *'' Coelocratus'' Burmeister, 1841 *'' Golinca'' Thomson, 1878 *''

Inca The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (, ), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The History of the Incas, Inca ...

'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 *'' Pantodinus'' Burmeister, 1847 Subtribus Osmodermatina *'' Osmoderma'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 *'' Platygeniops'' Krikken, 1978 Subtribus Platygeniina *'' Platygenia'' MacLeay, 1819 Subtribus Trichiina *'' Agnorimus'' Miyake et al., 1991 *'' Apeltastes'' Howden, 1968 *'' Brachagenius'' Kraatz, 1890 *'' Calometopidius'' Bourgoin, 1917 *'' Calometopus'' Blanchard, 1850 *'' Campulipus'' Kirby, 1827 *'' Chaetodermina'' Heller, 1921 *'' Clastocnemis'' Burmeister, 1840 *'' Corynotrichius'' Kolbe, 1891 *'' Dialithus'' Parry, 1849 *'' Diploa'' Kolbe, 1892 *'' Diploeida'' Péringuey, 1907 *'' Elpidus'' Péringuey, 1907 *'' Endoxazus'' Kolbe, 1892 *'' Epitrichius'' Tagawa, 1941 *'' Eriopeltastes'' Burmeister, 1840 *''

Giesbertiolus ''Giesbertiolus'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae, scarab beetle belonging to the subfamily Cetoniinae. It contains four species, although the placement of ''G. linnaei'' is regarded as tentative. References External links

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'' Howden, 1988 *'' Glaphyronyx'' Moser, 1924 *'' Gnorimella'' Casey, 1915 *'' Gnorimus'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 *'' Incala'' J. Thomson, 1858 *'' Incalidia'' Janson, 1907 *'' Lasiotrichius'' Reitter, 1898 *'' Liotrichius'' Kolbe, 1892 *'' Myodermides'' Ruter, 1964 *'' Myodermum'' Burmeister, 1840 *'' Paragnorimus'' Becker, 1910 *'' Paratrichius'' Janson, 1881 *'' Peltotrichius'' Howden, 1968 *'' Pileotrichius'' Bourgoin, 1921 *'' Polyplastus'' Janson, 1880 *'' Stegopterus'' Burmeister, 1840 *'' Stripsipher'' Gory & Percheron, 1833 *'' Trichiomorphus'' Bourgoin, 1919 *''

Trichiotinus ''Trichiotinus'' is a genus of fruit and flower chafers in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 8 described species in ''Trichiotinus'', all native to the New World. Species * ''Trichiotinus affinis'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * ''Trichiotin ...

'' Casey, 1915 *''

Trichius The bee beetles are Scarabaeidae, scarab beetles of the subfamily Cetoniinae. 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 band ...

'' Fabricius, 1787 – bee beetles *'' Trigonopeltastes'' Burmeister, 1840 *'' Xiphoscelidus'' Péringuey, 1907

References

External links

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List of the Oriental Trichiine Scarabs (with key)
*Evans, Arthur H

Cetoniinae Beetle tribes {{Cetoniinae-stub