Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana
Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana | |
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Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Plaesiorrhina |
Species: | P. watkinsiana |
Binomial name | |
Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana Lewis, 1879 | |
Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1]
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Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana
Description
Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana can reach a length of 16–25 millimetres (0.63–0.98 in). The basic colour is dark green, with a transversal orange band on the elytra.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found in the Western and Central Afrotropical region (mainly in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo.[3]
References
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