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Trichostetha capensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Trichostetha
Species:	T. capensis
Binomial name
Trichostetha capensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Cetonia propinqua Gory & Percheron, 1833 Scarabaeus albopunctatus De Geer, 1778 Scarabaeus barbatulus Voet, 1779 Trichostetha bicolor Péringuey, 1907 - sometimes consider a valid separate species—see Trichostetha bicolor Trichostetha capensis oweni Allard, 1992

Trichostetha capensis, also known as the brunia beetle and the Cape Protea chafer, is an afrotropical species of flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Floristic Region.

References

1. ^ "Species details: Trichostetha capensis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. "Trichostetha capensis (Brunia beetle)". Biodiversity explorer. Iziko Museums of South-Africa. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
3. "Cape Protea Chafer (Trichostetha capensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

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• Endemic beetles of South Africa
• Cetoniinae
• Beetles described in 1758
• Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
• Cetoniinae stubs