Tmesorrhina iris
| Tmesorrhina iris | |
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| Tmesorrhina iris from Fernando Po (island) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
| Genus: | Tmesorrhina |
| Species: | T. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Tmesorrhina iris (Fabricius, 1781) | |
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Tmesorrhina iris are beetles from the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Description
Tmesorrhina iris can reach a length of 22–24 mm. The basic colour of this species is dark green. The elytra are elongate, subparallel and punctured with black punctures. The legs are reddish brown.
Distribution
This species can be found in the rainforests of the Afrotropical region (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo).
Subspecies
- Tmesorrhina iris camerunica
- Tmesorrhina iris moseri
- Tmesorrhina iris saundersi
- Tmesorrhina iris schultzei
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