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Stephanorrhina
Stephanorrhina princeps bamptoni at Montreal Insectarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Goliathini
Genus: Stephanorrhina
Burmeister, 1842
Synonyms
  • Platinocnema J. Thomson, 1880

Stephanorrhina is a genus of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.

Description and Distribution

The basic colours of the species belonging to this genus vary from purple to light-green, usually with bright white spots in the elytra. The species can reach about 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in length. Usually males have two small and two large horns (sexual dimorphism). Life cycle from egg to imago takes about six-eight months, with two-four months in cocoon stage. They are present in Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, SW Ethiopia and Cameroon.

List of species

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Taxon identifiers
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