Diplognatha gagates

Diplognatha gagates
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Diplognatha
Species:	D. gagates
Binomial name
	Diplognatha gagates; Forster, 1771
Synonyms
	Scarabaeus carbonaria De Geer, 1774; Scarabaeus gagates Forster, 1771;

Diplognatha gagates is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae subfamily.[1]

Description

Diplognatha gagates can reach a length of about 16–32 millimetres (0.63–1.26 in).[2] The thorax is very convex. The surface is shining black or reddish. Larvae feed on bird droppings. Young adults are usually reddish brown and feed on flowers, fruits and sap.

Diplognatha gagates from Guinea-Bissau
Diplognatha gagates silicea, from Uganda
Diplognatha gagates silicea

Distribution

This species is widespread in almost all African countries south of Sahara.

Subspecies

Diplognatha gagates holoserica Bainbridge, 1842 (West Africa, Mali, Sénégal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria)
Diplognatha gagates silicea MacLeay, 1838 (Namibia, Republic of South Africa, Mozambique)

References

"Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
"Universal Biological Indexer". ubio.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

Organism Names
Mike Picker,Charles Griffiths,Alan Weaving - Field guide to insects of South Africa

External links

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[1] "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[2] "Universal Biological Indexer". ubio.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.