Plaesiorrhina mhondana
Plaesiorrhina mhondana | |
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Plaesiorrhina mhondana. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Plaesiorrhina |
Species: | P. mhondana |
Binomial name | |
Plaesiorrhina mhondana Oberthür, 1880 | |
Plaesiorrhina mhondana is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1]
Subordinated taxa
- Plaesiorrhina mhondana var. flavipennis Kolbe, 1892
- Plaesiorrhina mhondana var. scalaris Quedenfeldt, 1891
- Plaesiorrhina mhondana var. triplagiata Kolbe, 1892
- Plaesiorrhina mhondana var. vacua Gerstäcker, 1884
Description
Plaesiorrhina mhondana can reach a length of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). The basic colour is dark brown, with an orange markings on the elytra.[2][3]
Distribution
This species can be found in Kenya and Tanzania.[1]
References
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