Taurhina bertolonii

Taurhina bertolonii is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1879.

Taurhina bertolonii
Museum specimens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Genus:
Taurhina
Species:
T. bertolonii
Binomial name
Taurhina bertolonii
(H. Lucas, 1879)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceratorrhina bertolonii H. Lucas, 1879
  • Ranzania bertolonii (H. Lucas) H. Lucas, 1880

Description

Taurhina bertolonii can reach a length of about 20–40 millimetres (0.79–1.57 in).[2][3] Basic color of the elytra is gray, while pronotum may be bright green or orange reddish.

Distribution

This species can be found in Tanzania.[1]

Etymology

The name honours Giuseppe Bertoloni.

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References
  1. BioLib
  2. Cetoniine Beetles of the World Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Morphos-Beetleworld Archived 2014-09-21 at Archive.today


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