Dicronorrhina

Dicronorrhina
Mating Dicronorrhina derbyana, at the Montreal Insectarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Dicronorrhina
Hope, 1837
Synonyms
  • Dicranorrhina (Hope) Burmeister, 1842 (misspelling)
  • Dicronorhina (Hope) Westwood, 1841 (misspelling)[1]

Dicronorrhina is a small genus of fairly large sub-Saharan flower chafers; the name has frequently been misspelled (as Dicranorrhina and Dicronorhina) following unjustified spelling changes in 1841 and 1842.[1]

Description

The species of the genus Dicronorrhina reach about 40–60 millimetres (1.6–2.4 in) in length. Their basic body colour is metallic green, with white stripes in some species. The male has a "T"-shaped, flat horn in the forehead. The larvae live in the soil on decaying vegetable material. The development will take 8–9 months, and the adult beetles can live 3–4 months, so that there is one generation per year.

Distribution

This genus is widespread in Africa south of the Sahara.

List of species

There are four species in this genus:

References

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