''Trichostetha'' (Greek 'hairy' + 'chest') is a genus of

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in 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 ...

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

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. The genus is believed to be related to ''

Odontorrhina ''Odontorrhina'' is a genus of flower chafer beetles comprising four species and two subspecies. The bodies of all species are heavily covered with small bristles (setae), and they are believed to be most closely related to the genus '' ...

.''

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'' (

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1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

) **''Trichostema capensis capensis'' (Linnaeus, 1767) **''Trichostema capensis hottentotta'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) **''Trichostema capensis oweni'' Allard, 1992 *'' Trichostetha coetzeri'' Holm & Marais, 1988 *'' Trichostetha curlei'' Perissinotto, Šípek & Ball, 2014 *'' Trichostetha dukei'' Holm & Marais, 1988 *'' Trichostetha fascicularis'' (

, 1767) **''Trichostetha fascicularis maraisi'' Stobbia, 1995 **''Trichostetha fascicularis natalis'' Burmeister, 1842 **''Trichostetha fascicularis nigripennis'' Allard, 1992 **''Trichostetha fascicularis prunipennis'' Burmeister, 1842 *'' Trichostetha fuscorubra'' (Voet, 1779) *''

Trichostetha hawequas ''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 ...

'' Holm & Perissinotto, 2004 *''

Trichostetha mimetica ''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 ...

'' Devecis, 1997 *''

Trichostetha potbergensis ''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 ...

'' Holm & Perissinotto, 2004 *''

Trichostetha signata ''Trichostetha'' (Greek 'hairy' + 'chest') is a genus of beetle in the Scarabaeidae, 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 ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) **''Trichostema signata signata'' (Fabricius, 1775) **''Trichostema signata tibialis'' Burmeister, 1842

References

Cetoniinae Beetles of Africa Insects of South Africa Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister Scarabaeidae genera {{Cetoniinae-stub