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| Subfamily: | Buprestinae
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| Tribe: | Xenorhipidini
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| Genus: | Trichinorhipis Barr, 1948
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| Species: | T. knulli
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| Trichinorhipis knulli Barr, 1948
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Trichinorhipis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae, and tribe Xenorhipidini.[1] The single species, Trichinorhipis knulli, is endemic to California in the United States, where it has been collected from Riverside[2] and Imperial Counties.[3]
This beetle is black with large whitish marks across its elytra. The original specimen measured less than 4 millimeters in length. It has fan-like (flabellate) antennae.[2] Very few specimens of this beetle have been collected, but it has usually been associated with jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis).[4]
The beetle has been collected close to the Mexico–United States border, so it likely occurs in Mexico as well.[3]
The genus is so far monotypic, another undescribed beetle found in West Texas likely belongs to the genus as well.[3]
- ^ "Genus Trichinorhipis". iNaturalist Luxembourg. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b Barr, W. F. (1948). A new genus and species of Buprestidae from Southern California (Coleoptera). Entomological News 59(3) 69-72.
- ^ a b c Bellamy, C. L. (2006). A new subtribe for Trichinorhipis Barr, 1948 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 82(2) 139-43.
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2007). Delayed, or prolonged, emergence of three uncommon California Buprestidae (Coleoptera). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 83(4) 366-68.