Trichostetha (Greek 'hairy' + 'chest') is a genus of beetle in the scarab beetle family. It is endemic to southern Africa, and its species most commonly occur in mountainous terrain.[1] The genus includes several species that have only recently been described, as well as many species lacking a description of any of the larval stages. Except for T. fascicularis and its subspecies, the species comprising Trichostetha have small ranges of distribution, frequently in the Cape Floral Region of South Africa.[1] The genus is believed to be related to Odontorrhina.[2]

Trichostetha
Trichostetha coetzeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Cetoniini
Genus: Trichostetha
Burmeister, 1842

Species and subspecies

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The genus Trichostetha includes the following species and subspecies:[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Perissinotto, Renzo; Šípek, Petr; Ball, Jonathan (23 July 2014). "Description of adult and third instar larva of Trichostetha curlei sp. n. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) from the Cape region of South Africa" (PDF). ZooKeys (428): 41–56. doi:10.3897/zookeys.428.7855. PMC 4140519. PMID 25161367. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ^ Perissinotto, Renzo (27 Dec 2012). "Description of a new species and a new subspecies of Odontorrhina Burmeister, 1842 (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae), with ecological notes on the genus". African Invertebrates. 53 (2). South Africa: 733–744. doi:10.5733/afin.053.0217.
  3. ^ Meyers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C.S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G.S.; Dewey, T.A. (2014). "Trichostetha classification". The Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Trichostetha". Catalogue of Life. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ^ Holm, E.; Perissinotto, R. (March 2011). "New Descriptions and Revisions of Southern African Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). I". African Entomology. 19 (1): 88–95. doi:10.4001/003.019.0107. S2CID 84780437. Retrieved 11 August 2014.