Pedinorrhina cinctuta is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1]
| Pedinorrhina cinctuta | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Goliathini |
| Subtribe: | Rhomborhinina |
| Genus: | Pedinorrhina |
| Species: | P. cinctuta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pedinorrhina cinctuta (Voet, 1779)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Taxonomy edit
This species was placed into the genus Pedinorrhina by Holm in 1994,[1] but most subsequent authors (e.g.[2]) place it in the genus Chondrorrhina instead.
Description edit
Pedinorrhina cinctuta can reach a length of 22–25 millimetres (0.87–0.98 in). The basic colour is dark green, with a transversal orange band on the elytra.
Distribution edit
This species can be found in the Afrotropical region (mainly in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Tanzania and Uganda).
References edit
- ^ a b Holm, E. (1994) On the genera of African Cetoniinae 1: The genus Pedinorrhina Kraatz and related taxa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 48(1): 19-29
- ^ Serrano, A. R. M., Capela, R. A., Nunes, T. & Santos, C. Van-Dú-Nem Neto (2020) The rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) of Angola: a descriptive checklist with new records and synonymic notes, Zootaxa 4776: 1-130
External links edit