Mecynorhina harrisi

Mecynorhina harrisi
	Museum specimen of Mecynorhina harrisi, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Mecynorhina
Species:	M. harrisi
Binomial name
	Mecynorhina harrisi; (Westwood, 1847)
Synonyms
	Megalorhina harrisi Westwood, 1847;

Mecynorhina harrisi is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

Subspecies

Mecynorhina harrisi eximia (Aurivillius, 1886)
Mecynorhina harrisi eximioides (Allard, 1989)
Mecynorhina harrisi leptofurcata (Allard, 1985)
Mecynorhina harrisi peregrina (Kolbe, 1895)
Mecynorhina harrisi procera (Kolbe, 1884)
Mecynorhina harrisi schaueri (Schürhoff, 1933)

Mecynorhina harrisi harrisi

Description

Mecynorhina harrisi can reach a length of about 30–50 millimetres (1.2–2.0 in). Coloration and pattern of these beetles are very variable, depending on subspecies. Pronotum may be red-brown or greenish. Elytra may be greenish, bluish or dark brown, with white or yellow spots and markings. Males show large forward-projecting horns.

Distribution

This species can be found in Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

References

De Palma (M.) & Frantz (S.), 2010. Taxonomic revision of Megalorhina Westwood and subgeneric classification of Mecynorhina Hope, Natura Edizioni Scientifiche
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