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Rhamphorrhina bertolonii

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Species of beetle

Rhamphorrhina bertolonii
Museum specimens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Rhamphorrhina
Species: R. bertolonii
Binomial name
Rhamphorrhina bertolonii
(H. Lucas, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Ceratorrhina bertolonii H. Lucas, 1879
  • Ranzania bertolonii (H. Lucas, 1879)
  • Taurhina bertolonii (H. Lucas, 1879)

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). Basic color of the elytra is gray, while pronotum may be bright green or orange reddish.

Distribution

This species can be found in Tanzania.

Etymology

The name honours Giuseppe Bertoloni.

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. Cetoniine Beetles of the World Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Morphos-Beetleworld Archived 2014-09-21 at archive.today


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