Biology:Trichostetha capensis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Trichostetha capensis
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology Cetonia Capensis.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
Genus:
Trichostetha
Species:
T. capensis
Binomial name
Trichostetha capensis
Synonyms
  • Cetonia propinqua Gory & Percheron, 1833[1]
  • Scarabaeus albopunctatus De Geer, 1778[1]
  • Scarabaeus barbatulus Voet, 1779[1]
  • Trichostetha bicolor Péringuey, 1907[1] - sometimes consider a valid separate species—see Trichostetha bicolor
  • Trichostetha capensis oweni Allard, 1992[1]

Trichostetha capensis, also known as the brunia beetle[2] and the Cape Protea chafer[3] is an afrotropical species of flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Floristic Region.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Species details: Trichostetha capensis". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/408fd4b247e39fcc1d8ffa54b87caaf9. Retrieved 2 April 2016. 
  2. ↑ "Trichostetha capensis (Brunia beetle)". Iziko Museums of South-Africa. http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/beetles/scarabaeidae/cetoniinae/trichostetha_capensis.htm. Retrieved 2 April 2016. 
  3. ↑ "Cape Protea Chafer (Trichostetha capensis)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/605066-Trichostetha-capensis. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14870885 entry




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