| Rhamphorrhina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhamphorrhina Klug, 1855 |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhamphorrhina is a genus of beetles belonging to the subfamily Cetoniinae. [1]
The species of this genus are found in Southern Africa. [1]
Species: [1]
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Philipp Christoph Zeller was a German entomologist.
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