Chondrorrhina abbreviata

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

Chondrorrhina abbreviata
Chondrorrhina abbreviata. Mounted specimen on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Goliathini
Subtribe: Rhomborhinina
Genus: Chondrorrhina
Species:
C. 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

Description

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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

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This species occurs in West Africa (Senegal, Gambia & Ivory Coast).[1][2]

Bibliography

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  • Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database. Schoolmeesters P., 2011-05-30
  • Fabricius J.C. (1792) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species adjectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus, Hafniae. C. G. Proft & fils 1:1-538
  • Kraatz G. (1880) Genera nova Cetonidarum, Entomologische Monatsblätter 2:17-30
  • Massouroudin Akoudjin, Jean César, Appolinaire Kombassere. Jérémy Bouyer [1] Spatio-temporal variability of fruit feeding insects used as ecological indicators in West Africa
  • Ruter, G., 1975 Contribution to the biological study of northern senegal part 28 coleoptera cetoniidae. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Serie A Sciences Naturelles 37(3): 661-668
  • Sakai, Kaoru; Nagai Shinji (1998) The Cetoniine Beetles of the World. In: Fujita, Hiroshi (ed.) Mushi-sha's Iconographic Series of Insects, vol.3, 422pp (144 color plates). ISBN 4-943955-03-7

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