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Trichostetha (Gr**** 'hairy' + 'chest') is a
genus of
beetle in the
scarab beetle family. It is
endemic to
southern Africa, and its
species most commonly...
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Trichostetha fascicularis is a large, metallic-green
beetle found in
South Africa. The
Protea Beetle is
about 25mm long. It has metallic-green wing cases...
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Trichostetha coetzeri is an
afrotropical species of
flower scarab beetle endemic to
South Africa,
where it
occurs in the Cape
Floristic Region. It was...
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Trichostetha bicolor is an
afrotropical species of
flower scarab beetle endemic to
South Africa,
where it
occurs in the Cape
Floristic Region. It is sometimes...
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beetles of the huge
family Scarabaeidae such as the
protea beetle Trichostetha fascicularis and
monkey beetles. Like many
other Protea species, P. cynaroides...
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Trichostetha capensis, also
known as the
brunia beetle and the Cape
Protea chafer, is an
afrotropical species of
flower scarab beetle endemic to South...
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Trichostetha coetzeri is an
afrotropical species of
flower scarab beetle endemic to
South Africa,
where it
occurs in the Cape
Floristic Region. It was...
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Trichostetha bicolor beetles feeding on
flowers of
Agathosma capensis (Rutaceae)...
- 1880
Stethopseudinca Valck Luc****en, 1933
Tetragonorrhina Kraatz, 1896
Trichostetha Burmeister, 1842
Triplognatha Krikken, 1987
Trymodera Gerstaecker, 1867...
- bristles (setae), and they are
believed to be most
closely related to the
genus Trichostetha.
Members of the
genus have been
recorded exclusively from the
South African...
