Trictenotoma Explained

Trictenotoma is a genus of beetle in the Trictenotomidae family. They have scales covering the elytra that fluoresce under ultraviolet light.^[1] Based on similarities in the larval characteristics, the family is thought to be closely related to the Salpingidae.^[2]

Species

• Trictenotoma childreni Gray, 1832
• Trictenotoma cindarella Kriesche, 1921
• Trictenotoma davidi Deyrolle, 1875
• Trictenotoma formosana Kriesche, 1920
• Trictenotoma grayi Smith, 1851
• Trictenotoma lansbergi Dohrn, 1882
• Trictenotoma mniszechi Deyrolle, 1875
• Trictenotoma mouhoti Deyrolle, 1875
• Trictenotoma pollocki ^[3]
• Trictenotoma templetoni Westwood, 1848
• Trictenotoma westwoodi Deyrolle, 1875

External links

• Biolib
• Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog — Texas A&M Univ.

Notes and References

1. 10.1002/jbio.201800470. Unveiling the nonlinear optical response of Trictenotoma childreni longhorn beetle. 2019. Mouchet. Sébastien R.. Verstraete. Charlotte. Kaczmarek. Anna M.. Mara. Dimitrije. Van Cleuvenbergen. Stijn. Van Deun. Rik. Verbiest. Thierry. Maes. Bjorn. Vukusic. Pete. Kolaric. Branko. Journal of Biophotonics. 12. 9. e201800470. 31134739.
2. 10.5852/ejt.2020.640. Comparative morphology of immature Trictenotoma formosana Kriesche, 1919 and systematic position of the Trictenotomidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea). 2020. Hu. Fang-Shuo. Pollock. Darren A.. Telnov. Dmitry. European Journal of Taxonomy. 640. free. 10141/622803. free.
3. Telnov, Dmitry . Drumont, Alain . Revisional Notes on Trictenotoma Gray, 1832 (Coleoptera: Trictenotomidae) in Indochina Bioregion, with Description of a New Species. Annales Zoologici. 70. 2. 205-227. 2020. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.2.003.