Diplognatha gagates

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

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

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)
gollark: ↑ Tux1 when doing things
gollark: https://tenor.com/view/stupid-forever-adventuretime-friends-bestfriends-gif-4790049
gollark: ↑ Tux1 after complaining about apioforms for the 189264124618726471th time and yet spreading the apiomemetics they represent
gollark: https://tenor.com/view/jason-mantzoukas-adrian-pimento-b99-brooklyn99-brooklyn-nine-nine-gif-15369832
gollark: ↑ Tux1 finding the slope of graphs

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


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