Leucocelis feana

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Leucocelis feana
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Leucocelis feana from São Tomé and Príncipe
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L. feana
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Leucocelis feana
Janson, 1907

Leucocelis feana is a species of chafer beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

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Description

Leucocelis feana can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). These beetles have a deep glossy green body, more or less tinged with red in some specimens. Head is longitudinally convex and sparsely punctured. Elytra are quite convex and sculptured and they show ten rows of coarse arcuate punctures. The middle and hind femora are more or less tinged with green or red. [1]

Distribution

This species has an afrotropical distribution range (West Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe). [1] [2]

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