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]
^ abPerissinotto, 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.
^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.
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