Trichostetha fascicularis

Trichostetha fascicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Trichostetha
Species:	T. fascicularis
Binomial name
	Trichostetha fascicularis; (Donovan, 1805)

Trichostetha fascicularis is a large, metallic-green beetle found in South Africa.

Description[edit]

The Protea Beetle is about 25mm long. It has metallic-green wing cases with a black head and thorax which has two white vertical stripes. It has orange hairs growing around the bottom of its body.^[1]

Habitat[edit]

It is found in South Africa wherever proteas occur. Adults feed on the pollen and nectar. They live in fynbos, mountainous habitats, and residential gardens if its food supply is available.

Subspecies[edit]

T. fascicularis has four subspecies:^[a]

Trichostetha fascicularis maraisi Stobbia, 1995^[3]
Trichostetha fascicularis natalis Burmeister, 1842^[2]
Trichostetha fascicularis nigripennis Allard, 1992^[3]
Trichostetha fascicularis prunipennis Burmeister, 1842^[2]

References[edit]

^ T. fascicularis natalis and T. fascicularis prunipennis were reinstated as valid subspecies per Holm & Perissinotto, 2011.^[2] Older sources may still list these as invalid.

^ "Trichostetha fascicularis (Protea Beetle)". www.biodiversityexplorer.org. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holm, E.; Perissinotto, R. (March 2011). "New Descriptions and Revisions of Southern African Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). I". African Entomology. 19 (1). Entomological Society of Southern Africa: 88–95. doi:10.4001/003.019.0107. ISSN 1021-3589. S2CID 84780437. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b Meyers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C.S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G.S.; Dewey, T.A. (2014). "Trichostetha classification". The Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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[3] T. fascicularis natalis and T. fascicularis prunipennis were reinstated as valid subspecies per Holm & Perissinotto, 2011.^[2] Older sources may still list these as invalid.

[1] "Trichostetha fascicularis (Protea Beetle)". www.biodiversityexplorer.org. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28.

[AfricanEntomology-2] Holm, E.; Perissinotto, R. (March 2011). "New Descriptions and Revisions of Southern African Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). I". African Entomology. 19 (1). Entomological Society of Southern Africa: 88–95. doi:10.4001/003.019.0107. ISSN 1021-3589. S2CID 84780437. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

[ADW-4] Meyers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C.S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G.S.; Dewey, T.A. (2014). "Trichostetha classification". The Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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