The Trichiini are a tribe of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), though historically they were often classified as a subfamily, Trichiinae. In Europe, the conspicuous bee beetles (Trichius) are probably the best-known genus of the tribe.
They vary in size from 6 to 65 mm http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/insectoscr/Texto98.html and can be distinguished from Cetoniini by having covered epimeres, and lateral edges of the elytra which are not trimmed.
The adults feed on sugar-rich secretions of stems, leaves, fruits and flowers of different plants. Most larvae develop in rotten wood.
Genera
Subtribus Cryptodontina
Subtribus Incaina
- Archedinus <small> Morón & Krikken, 1990</small>
- Coelocratus <small>Burmeister, 1841</small>
- Golinca <small>Thomson, 1878</small>
- Inca <small>Lepeletier & Serville, 1828</small>
- Pantodinus <small>Burmeister, 1847</small>
Subtribus Osmodermatina
Subtribus Platygeniina
Subtribus Trichiina
- Agnorimus <small>Miyake et al., 1991</small>
- Apeltastes <small>Howden, 1968</small>
- Brachagenius <small>Kraatz, 1890</small>
- Calometopidius <small>Bourgoin, 1917</small>
- Calometopus <small>Blanchard, 1850</small>
- Campulipus <small>Kirby, 1827</small>
- Chaetodermina <small>Heller, 1921</small>
- Clastocnemis <small>Burmeister, 1840</small>
- Corynotrichius <small>Kolbe, 1891</small>
- Dialithus <small>Parry, 1849</small>
- Gnorimus <small>Lepeletier & Serville, 1825</small>
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