The bee beetles are
scarab beetles of the
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 ...
Cetoniinae
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and ...
.
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 bands. This, and the fact that seen from the side they resemble a hairy plump
bee, has given them their common name.
Species
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Trichius abdominalis
The bee beetles are 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 bands. This, and ...
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Ménétriés, 1832
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Trichius fasciatus
''Trichius fasciatus'', the Eurasian bee beetle, is a beetle species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Varieties
Varieties include:
* ''Trichius fasciatus'' var. ''dubius'' Mulsant
* ''Trichius fasciatus'' var. ''inte ...
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(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758)
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Trichius gallicus''
Dejean, 1821 (= ''T. rosaceus'')[Krell, F-T. (2012) On nomenclature and synonymy of ''Trichius rosaceus'', ''T. gallicus'', and ''T. zonatus'' (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini). ''Zootaxa'' 3278: 61–68.]
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Trichius japonicus
The bee beetles are 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 bands. This, and ...
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Trichius orientalis
The bee beetles are 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 bands. This, and ...
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Reitter, 1894
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Trichius sexualis''
Bedel, 1906->
References
External links
Trichius fasciatusphotos at Beetlespace.wz.cz
Cetoniinae
{{Cetoniinae-stub