Mecynorhina passerinii
Mounted specimen of Mecynorhina passerinii, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
Genus:
Mecynorhina
Species:
M. passerinii
Binomial name
Mecynorhina passerinii
(Westwood, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Amaurodes passerinii Westwood, 1844
  • Amanthodes passerini
  • Amantodes passerini Westwood, 1854
  • Callopistes passerini (Westwood) Schaum, 1844
  • Ceratorhina passerini (misspelling)
  • Ceratorrhina passerini (Westwood) Bertoloni, 1889

Mecynorhina passerinii, the Orange-Spotted Fruit Chafer, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

Subspecies

  • Mecynorhina passerinii dukei (Allard, 1985)
  • Mecynorhina passerinii nigricans (Fairmaire, 1897)
  • Mecynorhina passerinii passerinii (Westwood, 1844)

Description

Male in Pietermaritzburg.

Mecynorhina passerinii can reach a length of about 30–45 millimetres (1.2–1.8 in) in males, of about 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in) in females. Males show large forward-projecting horns. Elytra are black or dark brown with orange spots. The coloration of the thoracic shield (pronotum) may be yellowish, brown or black, usually with a broad brown or black central stripe. Hind tibiae and tarsi are orange-brown. These beetles feed on sap of the Bridelia micrantha.

Distribution

This species can be found in South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mecynorhina passerinii". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 December 2017.


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