Chondrorrhina abbreviata

Chondrorrhina abbreviata
Chondrorrhina abbreviata. Mounted specimen on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Chondrorrhina
Species: G. abbreviata
Binomial name
Chondrorrhina abbreviata
(Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Chondrorrhina latefasciata Kraatz, 1880
  • Chondrorrhina sinuosa Kolbe, 1906
  • Gnathocera flavosuccincta Gory & Percheron, 1833

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Chondrorrhina abbreviata is a species of fruit and flower chafers belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.[2]

Chondrorrhina abbreviata

Description

Chondrorrhina abbreviata can reach a length of about 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in).[3] The basic color of the body is black. Elytra show a large transversal yellow band.

Distribution

This species occurs in Senegal and Gambia.[1][2]

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