Compsocephalus

Compsocephalus
Compsocephalus bayeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Compsocephalus White, 1845
Synonyms
Brachymitra Kolbe, 1892 Stephanocrates Kolbe, 1892

Compsocephalus is a genus of flower chafers belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae. ^[1] These beetles are most commonly found in East Africa, more specifically Kenya.

Appearance

Compsocephalus are medium to large beetles, with a consistent metallic shine to their colouration. The male has a short, pointed horn on its forehead.

Species

• Compsocephalus bayeri (Moser, 1917)
• Compsocephalus bennigseni (Kuhnt, 1909)
• Compsocephalus dmitriewi Olsufiew, 1902
• Compsocephalus dohertyi (Jordan, 1901)
• Compsocephalus horsfieldianus White, 1845
• Compsocephalus kachowskii Olsufiew, 1902
• Compsocephalus kiellandi (Allard, 1985)
• Compsocephalus preussi (Kolbe, 1892)
• Compsocephalus rotteveeli Drumont, 1996
• Compsocephalus thomasi (Kolbe, 1904)

References

1. Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.