Euchirinae

Euchirinae
Male Cheirotonus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Euchirinae
Hope, 1840
Diversity
3 genera, 16 species
Synonyms

Euchirini

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]

They are sometimes included in Subfamily Melolonthinae as Tribe Euchirini.

Genera and species

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

In this genus, males have the foretibia lined on the inside with dense golden hair-like structures. Species are known from Iran, Greece and southeastern China.

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

References

  1. http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053
  2. Young, RM (1989). "Euchirinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the World: Distribution and Taxonomy". The Coleopterists Bulletin 43 (3): 205–236.
  3. The Scarabs of Lavrnt
  4. Euchiridae
  5. Ueda, Kyoichiro (1989). "A Miocene fossil of long-armed scarabaeid beetle from Tottori, Japan" (PDF). Bull. Kitakyushu Mus. Nat. Hist. 9: 105–110.

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