Euchirinae
Subfamily of beetles
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Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
| Euchirinae | |
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| Male Cheirotonus macleayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Euchirinae Hope, 1840 |
| Diversity | |
| 3 genera, 16 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Euchirini | |
They are sometimes included in subfamily Melolonthinae as tribe Euchirini.
Genera and species
This subfamily contains 3 genera with 14 species:[5][6] A 2024 study demonstrated that Propomacrus muramotoae Fujioka, 2007 was a fake.[7]
- Cheirotonus Hope, 1840 (10 species)
- Cheirotonus battareli Pouillaude, 1913
- Cheirotonus formosanus Ohaus, 1913
- Cheirotonus fujiokai Muramoto, 1994
- Cheirotonus gestroi Pouillaude, 1913
- Cheirotonus jambar Kurosawa, 1984
- Cheirotonus jansoni Jordan, 1898
- Cheirotonus macleayi Hope, 1840
- Cheirotonus parryi Gray, 1848
- Cheirotonus peracanus Kriesche, 1919
- Cheirotonus szetshuanus Medvedev, 1960
- Propomacrus Newman, 1837 (2 species)
- Propomacrus bimucronatus bimucronatus Pallas, 1781
- Propomacrus bimucronatus cypriacus Alexis & Makris 2002
- Propomacrus davidi Deyrolle, 1874
- Euchirus Linnaeus, 1758 (2 species)
- Euchirus dupontianus Burmeister, 1841
- Euchirus longimanus Linnaeus, 1758
One fossil species C. otai has been described from Japan.[8]
