Chlorocala africana

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Smaragdesthes africana
Smaragdesthes africana africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
Genus:
Smaragdesthes
Species:
S. africana
Binomial name
Smaragdesthes africana
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Smaragdestes africana Drury, 1773
  • Chlorocala africana subsuturalis (Kraatz, 1891)

Smaragdesthes africana is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Description

Smaragdesthes africana can reach a length of about 19–24 millimetres (0.75–0.94 in). This species is the most common of the genus Smaragdesthes. It has an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours, depending on subspecies. Males have a distinctive horn on the front head. It is easy to breed, highly fertile and the development is relatively fast.

Distribution

This species occurs in the afrotropical region (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo).

Subspecies

  • Smaragdesthes africana africana (Drury, 1773)
  • Smaragdesthes africana camerunica (Moser, 1910)
  • Smaragdesthes africana insularis (Schauer, 1941)
  • Smaragdesthes africana kilimana (Kolbe, 1907)
  • Smaragdesthes africana massaica Allard, 1991
  • Smaragdesthes africana meridionalis (Schürhoff, 1935)
  • Smaragdesthes africana mutica (Harold, 1878)
  • Smaragdesthes africana nigritarsis (Schürhoff, 1935)
  • Smaragdesthes africana oertzeni Kolbe, 1895
  • Smaragdesthes africana opalina Allard, 1991
  • Smaragdesthes africana pembana Allard, 1991
  • Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina (Voet, 1779)
  • Smaragdesthes africana sodwana Allard, 1991
  • Smaragdesthes africana subsuturalis (Kraatz, 1891)
  • Smaragdesthes africana tschindeana (Schoch, 1898)
  • Smaragdesthes africana umtaliensis (Schauer, 1941)
  • Smaragdesthes africana viridis (Kolbe, 1897)

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