Chlorocala
Chlorocala africana from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Chlorocala
Kraatz, 1880
Synonyms
  • Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 1880
  • Smaragdestes Aucttt. (missp.)
  • Isandula Thomson, 1880

Chlorocala is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Chlorocala africana

Description

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

This genus occurs in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as South Africa..

Species

  • 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)

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