Chlorocala
Appearance
Chlorocala | |
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Chlorocala africana from Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Genus: | Chlorocala Kraatz, 1880 |
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Chlorocala is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
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Description
[edit]Species of the genus Chlorocala 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
[edit]This genus occurs in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as South Africa..
Species
[edit]- Chlorocala affinis (Kraatz, 1880)
- Chlorocala africana (Drury, 1773)
- Chlorocala cinctipennis (Moser, 1903)
- Chlorocala clypealis (Burgeon, 1934)
- Chlorocala conjux (Harold, 1880)
- Chlorocala guerini (Janson, 1888)
- Chlorocala hypoxantha (Harold, 1879)
- Chlorocala monoceros (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
- Chlorocala nigricollis (Kraatz, 1880)
- Chlorocala similis (Moser, 1907)
- Chlorocala suturalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chlorocala viridicyanea (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
References
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