Euchirinae

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Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2][3] They are sometimes referred to as "long-armed scarabs" due to the elongated forelegs of the males. These long legs often have median and apical spines that are fixed in the male while females have a movable terminal spine.[4]

Euchirinae
Male Cheirotonus sp.
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Euchirinae

Hope, 1840
Diversity
3 genera, 16 species
Synonyms

Euchirini

They are sometimes included in Subfamily Melolonthinae as Tribe Euchirini.

Genera and species

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This subfamily contains 3 genera with 16 species:[5][6]

One fossil species C. otai has been described from Japan.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report - Error". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  2. ^ "Euchirinae - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2014-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Young, RM (1989). "Euchirinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the World: Distribution and Taxonomy". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 43 (3): 205–236.
  5. ^ The Scarabs of Lavrnt
  6. ^ Euchiridae[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Ueda, Kyoichiro (1989). "A Miocene fossil of long-armed scarabaeid beetle from Tottori, Japan" (PDF). Bull. Kitakyushu Mus. Nat. Hist. 9: 105–110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
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