Rhamphorrhina bertolonii
| Rhamphorrhina bertolonii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhamphorrhina |
| Species: | R. bertolonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhamphorrhina bertolonii (H. Lucas, 1879)
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Rhamphorrhina bertolonii is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1879.
Description
Rhamphorrhina bertolonii can reach a length of about 20–40 millimetres (0.79–1.57 in).[2][3] Basic color of the elytra is gray, while pronotum may be bright green or orange reddish.
Distribution
This species can be found in Tanzania.[1]
Etymology
The name honours Giuseppe Bertoloni.
References
- ^ a b BioLib
- ^ Cetoniine Beetles of the World Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Morphos-Beetleworld Archived 2014-09-21 at archive.today