Stephanorrhina
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| Stephanorrhina princeps bamptoni at Montreal Insectarium | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Tribe: | Goliathini |
| Genus: | Stephanorrhina Burmeister, 1842 |
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Stephanorrhina is a genus belonging to the Scarabaeidae family, Cetoniinae subfamily, tribe Goliathini.
Description and Distribution
The basic colours of the species belonging to this genus vary from purple to light-green, usually with bright white spots in the elytra. The species can reach about 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in length. Usually males have two small and two large horns (sexual dimorphism). Life cycle from egg to imago takes about six-eight months, with two-four months in cocoon stage. They are present in Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, SW Ethiopia and Cameroon.
List of species
- Stephanorrhina adelpha Kolbe, 1897
- Stephanorrhina guttata (Olivier, 1789)
- Stephanorrhina isabelae Allard, 1990
- Stephanorrhina julia (Waterhouse, 1879)
- Stephanorrhina princeps Oberthür, 1880
- Stephanorrhina simplex Péringuey, 1907
References
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