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Osmoderma

Osmodermatini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae with a Holarctic distribution. The tribe contains only one genus, Osmoderma, containing the Osmoderma eremita species complex that is widespread in Europe.

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Osmoderma
Osmoderma eremita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Osmodermatini
Schenkling, 1922
Genus: Osmoderma
Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 18281
Species

About 14, see text

Synonyms
  • Osmodermatina
  • Osmodernum Burmeister & Schaum, 1840
  • Gymnodus Kirby, 1827
  • Trichius (Gymnodi) Kirby, 1827
  • Trichius (Gymnodus) Kirby, 1827

Osmodermatini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae with a Holarctic distribution.2 The tribe contains only one genus, Osmoderma, containing the Osmoderma eremita species complex that is widespread in Europe.3

Species

Osmoderma contains the following species:1

  • Osmoderma barnabita Motschulsky, 1845
  • Osmoderma brevipenne Pic, 1904
  • Osmoderma caeleste (Gusakov, 2002)
  • Osmoderma cristinae Sparacio, 1994
  • Osmoderma dallieri Pic, 1945
  • Osmoderma davidis Fairmaire, 1887
  • Osmoderma eremicola (Knoch, 1801)
  • Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763) – hermit beetle
  • Osmoderma italicum Sparacio, 2000
  • Osmoderma lassallei Baraud & Tauzin, 1991
  • Osmoderma opicum Lewis, 1887
  • Osmoderma richteri Medvedev, 1953
  • Osmoderma scabrum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)
  • Osmoderma subplanatum Casey, 1915
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