Trichinorhipis

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Trichinorhipis
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
Family:
Buprestidae
Subfamily:
Buprestinae
Tribe:
Xenorhipidini
Genus:
Trichinorhipis

Barr, 1948
Species:
T. knulli
Binomial name
Trichinorhipis knulli
Barr, 1948

Trichinorhipis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae, and tribe Xenorhipidini. [1] The single species, Trichinorhipis knulli, is endemic to California in the United States, where it has been collected from Riverside [2] and Imperial Counties. [3]

This beetle is black with large whitish marks across its elytra. The original specimen measured less than 4 millimeters in length. It has fan-like (flabellate) antennae. [2] Very few specimens of this beetle have been collected, but it has usually been associated with jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis). [4]

The beetle has been collected close to the Mexico–United States border, so it likely occurs in Mexico as well. [3]

The genus is so far monotypic, another undescribed beetle found in West Texas likely belongs to the genus as well. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Trichinorhipis". iNaturalist Luxembourg. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  2. 1 2 Barr, W. F. (1948). A new genus and species of Buprestidae from Southern California (Coleoptera). Entomological News 59(3) 69-72.
  3. 1 2 3 Bellamy, C. L. (2006). A new subtribe for Trichinorhipis Barr, 1948 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 82(2) 139-43.
  4. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2007). Delayed, or prolonged, emergence of three uncommon California Buprestidae (Coleoptera). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 83(4) 366-68.
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