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.
Genera and species
This subfamily contains 3 genera with 14 species: A 2024 study demonstrated that Propomacrus muramotoae <small>Fujioka, 2007</small> was a fake.
- Cheirotonus <small>Hope, 1840</small> (10 species)
- Cheirotonus battareli <small>Pouillaude, 1913</small>
- Cheirotonus formosanus <small>Ohaus, 1913</small>
- Cheirotonus fujiokai <small>Muramoto, 1994</small>
- Cheirotonus gestroi <small>Pouillaude, 1913</small>
- Cheirotonus jambar <small>Kurosawa, 1984</small>
- Cheirotonus jansoni <small>Jordan, 1898</small>
- Cheirotonus macleayi <small>Hope, 1840</small>
- Cheirotonus parryi <small>Gray, 1848</small>
- Cheirotonus peracanus <small>Kriesche, 1919</small>
- Cheirotonus szetshuanus <small>Medvedev, 1960</small>
- Propomacrus <small>Newman, 1837</small> (2 species)
- Propomacrus bimucronatus bimucronatus <small>Pallas, 1781</small>
- Propomacrus bimucronatus cypriacus <small>Alexis & Makris 2002</small>
- Propomacrus davidi <small>Deyrolle, 1874</small>
- Euchirus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (2 species)
- Euchirus dupontianus <small>Burmeister, 1841</small>
- Euchirus longimanus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
One fossil species C. otai has been described from Japan.
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