''Trichostetha bicolor'' is an
afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
species of
flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the
Cape Floristic Region
The Cape Floral Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the only floristic region of the Cape Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province.
The Cap ...
.
It is sometimes synonymized with ''
Trichostetha capensis'', but in addition to morphological differences, ''T. bicolor'' is found further north and in different habitat types than the former species, with no intermediate forms or populations.
References
Endemic beetles of South Africa
Cetoniinae
Beetles described in 1907
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