Osmoderma

Osmoderma
Osmoderma eremita
Scientific 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, 1828[1]
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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Osmoderma Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Osmodermatini at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  3. ^ Audisio, P.; Brustel, H.; Carpaneto, G. M.; Coletti, G.; Mancini, E.; Trizzino, M.; Antonini, G.; De Biase, A. (2009). "Data on molecular taxonomy and genetic diversification of the European Hermit beetles, a species complex of endangered insects (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Osmoderma)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 47 (1): 88–95. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2008.00475.x.