Trichiini Explained

The Trichiini are a tribe of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), though historically they were often classified as a subfamily, Trichiinae.^[1] In Europe, the conspicuous bee beetles (Trichius) are probably the best-known genus of the tribe.

They vary in size from 6 to 65 mm http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/insectoscr/Texto98.html and can be distinguished from Cetoniini by having covered epimeres, and lateral edges of the elytra 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 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 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 Casey, 1915

• Trichius Fabricius, 1787  - bee beetles
• Trigonopeltastes Burmeister, 1840

• Xiphoscelidus Péringuey, 1907

External links

• List of the Oriental Trichiine Scarabs (with key)
• Evans, Arthur H. Generic Guide to New World Scarabs
• Inca clathrata
• Trichius fasciatus

Notes and References

1. Bouchard. P.. Bousquet. Y.. Davies. A.. Alonso-Zarazaga. M.. Lawrence. J.. Lyal. C.. Newton. A.. Reid. C.. Schmitt. M.. Ślipiński. A.. Smith. A.. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. 2011. 88. 1–972. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.