Chondrorrhina watkinsiana

Chondrorrhina watkinsiana is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Chondrorrhina watkinsiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Goliathini
Subtribe: Rhomborhinina
Genus: Chondrorrhina
Species:
C. watkinsiana
Binomial name
Chondrorrhina watkinsiana
(Lewis, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana Lewis, 1879
  • Plaesiorrhinella watkinsiana (Lewis, 1879)
Chondrorrhina watkinsiana

Description

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Chondrorrhina 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.

Distribution

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This species can be found in the Western and Central Afrotropical region (mainly in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]

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