Chondrorrhina abbreviata

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

Chondrorrhina abbreviata

Chondrorrhina abbreviata
Chondrorrhina abbreviata. Mounted specimen on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
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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Description

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

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

Bibliography
  • 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 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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References
  1. Catalogue of Life
  2. Biolib
  3. Le monde des insectes


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