Chlorocala

Chlorocala
Chlorocala africana from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Tribe:	Goliathini
Subtribe:	Coryphocerina
Genus:	Chlorocala Kraatz, 1880
Synonyms
Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 1880 Smaragdestes Aucttt. (missp.) Isandula Thomson, 1880

Chlorocala is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Chlorocala africana

Description

Species of the genus Chlorocala can reach a length of about 15–25 millimetres (0.59–0.98 in). They have an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours. Males have a distinctive horn on the front head. The development of these beetles is relatively fast.

Distribution

This genus occurs in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as South Africa.

Species

• Chlorocala affinis (Kraatz, 1880)
• Chlorocala africana (Drury, 1773)
• Chlorocala cinctipennis (Moser, 1903)
• Chlorocala clypealis (Burgeon, 1934)
• Chlorocala conjux (Harold, 1880)
• Chlorocala guerini (Janson, 1888)
• Chlorocala hypoxantha (Harold, 1879)
• Chlorocala monoceros (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
• Chlorocala nigricollis (Kraatz, 1880)
• Chlorocala similis (Moser, 1907)
• Chlorocala suturalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Chlorocala viridicyanea (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)

References

• biolib