Mecynorhina harrisi

Mecynorhina harrisi
Museum specimen of Mecynorhina harrisi, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Mecynorhina
Species:	M. harrisi
Binomial name
Mecynorhina harrisi (Westwood, 1847)
Synonyms
Megalorhina harrisi Westwood, 1847

Mecynorhina harrisi is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

Subspecies

• Mecynorhina harrisi eximia (Aurivillius, 1886)
• Mecynorhina harrisi eximioides (Allard, 1989)
• Mecynorhina harrisi leptofurcata (Allard, 1985)
• Mecynorhina harrisi peregrina (Kolbe, 1895)
• Mecynorhina harrisi procera (Kolbe, 1884)
• Mecynorhina harrisi schaueri (Schürhoff, 1933)

Mecynorhina harrisi harrisi

Description

Mecynorhina harrisi can reach a length of about 30–50 millimetres (1.2–2.0 in). Coloration and pattern of these beetles are very variable, depending on subspecies. Pronotum may be red-brown or greenish. Elytra may be greenish, bluish or dark brown, with white or yellow spots and markings. Males show large forward-projecting horns.

Distribution

This species can be found in Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

References

• De Palma (M.) & Frantz (S.), 2010. Taxonomic revision of Megalorhina Westwood and subgeneric classification of Mecynorhina Hope, Natura Edizioni Scientifiche
• Biolib