Euchirinae
| Euchirinae | |
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| 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 | |
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Euchirini |
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Euchirini
Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. 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.
They are sometimes included in Subfamily Melolonthinae as Tribe Euchirini.
This subfamily contains 3 genera with 16 species:
In this genus, males have the foretibia lined on the inside with dense golden hair-like structures. Species are known from Iran, Greece and southeastern China.
One fossil species C. otai has been described from Japan.
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