Tmesorrhina

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Tmesorrhina
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Tmesorrhina iris from Fernando Po (island)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Goliathini
Subtribe: Rhomborhinina
Genus: Tmesorrhina
Westwood 1841
Synonyms
  • Tmesorhina Agassiz, 1846

Tmesorrhina is a genus of scarab beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae. They are found in Africa. [1] [2]

Species

These species belong to the genus Tmesorrhina: [2]

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References

  1. "GBIF, Tmesorrhina" . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  2. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Tmesorrhina Westwood, 1841" . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. Moeseneder, Christian H.; Cook, Lyn G (2014). "Captive observations on mating, stridulation and male genital brushes of the Australian flower chafer Phyllopodium palmatum (Schaum, 1848) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)". The Australian Entomologist. 41: 87.