Leucocelis albosticta

Leucocelis albosticta
Leucocelis albosticta from Uganda. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Cetoniini
Genus: Leucocelis
Species: L. albosticta
Binomial name
Leucocelis albosticta
Kolbe, 1895
Synonyms
  • Leucocelis atrocoerulea Kolbe, 1895

Leucocelis albosticta is a species of chafer beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. [1]

Description

Leucocelis albosticta can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in). Pronotum is reddish, while elytra are shining green with small white spots.[2]

Distribution

This species has an afrotropical distribution range (East Africa, Uganda, Tanzania). [3]

References


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