Trichinorhipis

Trichinorhipis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
Family:
Buprestidae
Genus:
Trichinorhipis

Barr, 1948
Species:
T. knulli
Binomial name
Trichinorhipis knulli
Barr, 1948

Trichinorhipis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The single species, Trichinorhipis knulli, is endemic to California in the United States, where it has been collected from Riverside[1] and Imperial Counties.[2]

This beetle is black with large whitish marks across its elytra. The original specimen measured less than 4 millimeters in length. It has fan-like (flabellate) antennae.[1] Very few specimens of this beetle have been collected, but it has usually been associated with jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis).[3]

The beetle has been collected close to the Mexico–United States border, so it likely occurs in Mexico as well.[2]

The genus is so far monotypic, another undescribed beetle found in West Texas likely belongs to the genus as well.[2]

  1. ^ a b Barr, W. F. (1948). A new genus and species of Buprestidae from Southern California (Coleoptera). Entomological News 59(3) 69-72.
  2. ^ a b c Bellamy, C. L. (2006). A new subtribe for Trichinorhipis Barr, 1948 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 82(2) 139-43.
  3. ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2007). Delayed, or prolonged, emergence of three uncommon California Buprestidae (Coleoptera). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 83(4) 366-68.