Dicronorhina
{{Short description|Genus of beetles}}
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| image = Scarabaeidae - Dicronorrhina derbyana.JPG
| image_caption = Mating Dicronorhina derbyana, at the Montreal Insectarium
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| taxon = Dicronorhina
| authority = Hope, 1837
| synonyms =
- Dicranorrhina (misspelling)
- Dicronorrhina (unjustified replacement name)[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id224394/ Biolib]
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Dicronorhina is a small genus of fairly large sub-Saharan flower chafers; the name has frequently been misspelled (as Dicronorrhina and Dicranorrhina) following misspellings and unjustified replacement naming in 1841 and 1842.
Description
The species of the genus Dicronorhina reach about {{convert|40|-|60|mm}} in length. Their basic body colour is metallic green, with white stripes in some species. The male has a T-shaped, flat horn in the forehead. The larvae live in the soil on decaying vegetable material. The development will take 8–9 months, and the adult beetles can live 3–4 months, so that there is one generation per year.
Distribution
This genus is widespread in Africa south of the Sahara.
List of species
There are four species in this genus:
- Dicronorhina cavifrons Westwood, 1843
- Dicronorhina derbyana Westwood, 1843
- Dicronorhina kouensis Legrand, Bouyer, Juhel & Camiade, 2006
- Dicronorhina micans (Drury, 1773)
Gallery
File:Dicranorrhina micans.JPG|Male D. micans
File:Scarabaeidae - Dicronorrhina micans.JPG|Male and female of D. cavifrons at the National Museum in Prague
File:Dicranorrhina oberthuri.JPG|D. derbyana oberthüri, males and female
File:Dicranorrhina derbyana derbyana.jpg|A female D. d. derbyana of central African origin
References
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External links
- {{Wikispecies-inline}}
- {{Commons-inline}}
- [http://www.flower-beetles.com/dicronorrhina.html Flower Beetles]
- [http://eol.org/pages/17248/overview Encyclopedia of Life]
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Category:Taxa named by Frederick William Hope
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