Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. 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.
They are sometimes included in subfamily Melolonthinae as tribe Euchirini.
Genera and species This subfamily contains 3 genera with 14 species:The Scarabs of LavrntEuchiridae A 2024 study demonstrated that the name Propomacrus muramotoae Fujioka, 2007 was based on a specimen of P. bimucronatus that had been deliberately altered to change its appearance. 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.
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