Eudicella loricata

Eudicella loricata
Museum specimen of Eudicella loricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Eudicella
Species:	E. loricata
Binomial name
Eudicella loricata (Janson, 1877)
Synonyms
Ceratorhina grandyi Bates, 1877 Ceratorrhina loricata Janson, 1877 Coelorrhina furcata Kolbe, 1884 Coelorrhina glabrata Kolbe, 1884 Coelorrhina imitatrix Kolbe, 1884 Coelorrhina loricata (Janssen) Coelorrhina nyassica Kraatz, 1900 Coelorrhina oberthuri Kolbe, 1896 Coelorrhina poggei Kolbe, 1884 Coelorrhina radei Kolbe, 1884

Eudicella loricata is an insect of the scarab beetle family, in the subfamily known as flower beetles.

Subspecies

• Eudicella loricata kiellandi (Allard, 1985)
• Eudicella loricata knothi (Schurhoff, 1933)
• Eudicella loricata montana (Allard, 1985)
• Eudicella loricata oberthueri (Kolbe, 1896)
• Eudicella loricata rhodesiana (Allard, 1985)
• Eudicella loricata ruandana (Allard, 1985)
• Eudicella loricata vingerhoedti (Allard, 1993)

Description

Eudicella loricata reaches a length of about 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in). Pronotum is usually green and the legs are brown, while the elytra are pale brown or yellowish, with four dark spots on the edges. The male has a "Y"-shaped, flat horn in the forehead, used in fighting over females and in defense of territory.

Distribution

This species can be found in Zimbabwe.

References

• Biolib