Order Coleoptera Infraorder Scarabeiformia Scientific name Euchirinae Rank Subfamily | Higher classification Scarabs | |
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Similar Plinthocoelium suaveolens, Plinthocoelium, Beetle, Aetalionidae, Insect | ||
Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. 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.
They are sometimes included in Subfamily Melolonthinae as Tribe Euchirini.
Genera and species
This subfamily contains 3 genera with 16 species:
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.
References
Euchirinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA