Glycosia tricolor explained

Glycosia tricolor, is a species of flower chafer native to India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Description

The average length of the adult beetle is about 2.7 cm.^[1] This species is known to show ultraviolet reflectance. This reflection is mainly carried out by the pigments contained within microtrichia or other setae.^[2]

The subspecies Glycosia tricolor malesiana has lateral marginal ridges of the pronotum which are inside up sharply edged towards the front corners. The dorsum black with white abdominal markings.^{[3] [4]}

Species

Nine subspecies have been identified.^[5]

• Glycosia tricolor baliensis Jakl, 2009
• Glycosia tricolor carthausi (Flach, 1890)
• Glycosia tricolor latipennis Sakai, 1995
• Glycosia tricolor lombokiana Jakl, 2018
• Glycosia tricolor malesiana Pavicevic, 1984
• Glycosia tricolor palliata (Mohnike, 1871)
• Glycosia tricolor siberutensis Sakai, 1995
• Glycosia tricolor tricolor Olivier, 1789
• Glycosia tricolor vietnamica Miksic, 1982

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glycosia tricolor . 2021-07-20 . living-jewels.
2. Web site: POPE . R. D. . HINTON . H. E. . 1977-12-01 . A preliminary survey of ultraviolet reflectance in beetles . 2021-07-20 . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . 331–348 . 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1977.tb00275.x.
3. Web site: Entomofauna . 2021-07-20 . zobodat.
4. Web site: Glycosia tricolor - www.galerie-insecte.org . 2021-07-20 . www.galerie-insecte.org.
5. Web site: Glycosia tricolor (Olivier, 1789) . 2021-07-20 . www.gbif.org . en.