Euchirinae

Euchirinae
Male Cheirotonus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Scarabeiformia
Superfamily:
Scarabaeoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Euchirinae

Hope, 1840
Diversity
3 genera, 16 species
Synonyms

Euchirini

Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

They are sometimes included in Subfamily Melolonthinae as Tribe Euchirini.

  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report - Error". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  2. ^ "Euchirinae - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2014-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Young, RM (1989). "Euchirinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the World: Distribution and Taxonomy". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 43 (3): 205–236.