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Species Trichiotinus piger

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Cetoniinae (Fruit and Flower Chafers)
Tribe Trichiini
Genus Trichiotinus
Species piger (Trichiotinus piger)
Other Common Names
Bee-Like Flower Scarab
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Trichiotinus piger (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Trichius piger Fabricius 1775
Explanation of Names
pigr - Latin for 'slow, sluggish' (1)
Size
8-12 mm (2)
Identification
Similar to T. affinis. See print references.
Range
e US (TX-FL-VT-MN) - Map (3)(4), absent along coastal plains
Habitat
Adults found on flowers.
Season
mostly May-July (4)
Remarks
See genus guide page for details.
See Also
Trichiotinus affinis and other dark Trichiotinus.
Print References
Brimley, p. 208, lists from most of NC--T. affinis only from mountains in that state. (5)
Harpootlian, pp. 122-124, keys from T. affinis (6)
Internet References
Texas Entomolgy - Mike Quinn, 2005
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.
3. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
4.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
5.Insects of North Carolina
C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
6.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
Phillip J. Harpootlian. 2001. Clemson University Public Service.
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 July, 2004 - 8:05am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 April, 2022 - 5:08pm

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