Trictenotoma
Trictenotoma is a genus of beetle in the Trictenotomidae family. They have scales covering the elytra that fluoresce under ultraviolet light.[1] Based on similarities in the larval characteristics, the family is thought to be closely related to the Salpingidae.[2]
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| Museum specimen of Trictenotoma childreni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Trictenotomidae |
| Genus: | Trictenotoma Gray, 1832 |
Species
- Trictenotoma childreni Gray, 1832
- Trictenotoma cindarella Kriesche, 1921
- Trictenotoma davidi Deyrolle, 1875
- Trictenotoma formosana Kriesche, 1920
- Trictenotoma grayi Smith, 1851
- Trictenotoma lansbergi Dohrn, 1882
- Trictenotoma mniszechi Deyrolle, 1875
- Trictenotoma mouhoti Deyrolle, 1875
- Trictenotoma templetoni Westwood, 1848
- Trictenotoma westwoodi Deyrolle, 1875
References
- Mouchet, Sébastien R.; Verstraete, Charlotte; Kaczmarek, Anna M.; Mara, Dimitrije; Van Cleuvenbergen, Stijn; Van Deun, Rik; Verbiest, Thierry; Maes, Bjorn; Vukusic, Pete; Kolaric, Branko (2019). "Unveiling the nonlinear optical response of Trictenotoma childreni longhorn beetle". Journal of Biophotonics. 12 (9): e201800470. doi:10.1002/jbio.201800470. PMID 31134739.
- Hu, Fang-Shuo; Pollock, Darren A.; Telnov, Dmitry (2020). "Comparative morphology of immature Trictenotoma formosana Kriesche, 1919 and systematic position of the Trictenotomidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea)". European Journal of Taxonomy (640). doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.640.
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