Smaragdesthes
Smaragdesthes | |
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Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina from Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Genus: | Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 1880 |
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Smaragdesthes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Description
Species of the genus Smaragdesthes can reach a length of about 15–25 millimetres (0.59–0.98 in). They have an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours. Males have a distinctive horn on the front head. The development of these beetles is relatively fast.
Distribution
This genus occurs in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as South Africa..
List of species
- Smaragdesthes africana (Drury, 1773)
- Smaragdesthes cinctipennis Moser, 1903
- Smaragdesthes conjux (Harold, 1880)
- Smaragdesthes guerini Janson, 1888
- Smaragdesthes monoceros (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
- Smaragdesthes simils Moser, 1907
- Smaragdesthes suturalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Smaragdesthes viridicyanea (Palissot de Beauvois, 1805)
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