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Glycosia tricolor

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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

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

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