Glycosia tricolor

Glycosia tricolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
Genus:
Glycosia
Species:
G. tricolor
Binomial name
Glycosia tricolor
(Olivier, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Cetonia tricolor Olivier, 1789
  • Glycosia plagiata Schoch, 1896
  • Glycosia tricolor nagpurensis Arrow, 1910

Glycosia tricolor, is a species of flower chafer native to India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Description

The average length of the adult beetle is about 2.7 cm.[1] This species is known to show ultraviolet reflectance. This reflection is mainly carried out by the pigments contained within microtrichia or other setae.[2]

The subspecies Glycosia tricolor malesiana has lateral marginal ridges of the pronotum which are inside up sharply edged towards the front corners. The dorsum black with white abdominal markings.[3][4]

Species

Nine subspecies have been identified.[5]

  • Glycosia tricolor baliensis Jakl, 2009
  • Glycosia tricolor carthausi (Flach, 1890)
  • Glycosia tricolor latipennis Sakai, 1995
  • Glycosia tricolor lombokiana Jakl, 2018
  • Glycosia tricolor malesiana Pavicevic, 1984
  • Glycosia tricolor palliata (Mohnike, 1871)
  • Glycosia tricolor siberutensis Sakai, 1995
  • Glycosia tricolor tricolor Olivier, 1789
  • Glycosia tricolor vietnamica Miksic, 1982

References

  1. ^ "Glycosia tricolor". living-jewels. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ^ POPE, R. D.; HINTON, H. E. (1977-12-01). "A preliminary survey of ultraviolet reflectance in beetles". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 9 (4): 331–348. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1977.tb00275.x. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. ^ "Entomofauna" (PDF). zobodat. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. ^ "Glycosia tricolor - www.galerie-insecte.org". www.galerie-insecte.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. ^ "Glycosia tricolor (Olivier, 1789)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.


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