Trichiini | |
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Osmoderma scabra of the Osmodermatina | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Tribe: | Trichiini Fleming, 1821 |
Subtribes | |
Cryptodontina Contents | |
Synonyms | |
Trichiinae (see text) |
The Trichiini are a tribe of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), though historically they were often classified as a subfamily, Trichiinae. [1] The conspicuous bee beetles (Trichius) are probably the best-known genus in Europe.
They vary in size from 6 to 65 mm 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.
Subtribus Cryptodontina
Subtribus Incaina
Subtribus Osmodermatina
Subtribus Platygeniina
Subtribus Trichiina
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