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Chlorocala
''Chlorocala'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. Description Species of the genus ''Chlorocala'' can reach a length of about . 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) References biolib Chlorocala, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorocala Conjux
''Chlorocala'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. Description Species of the genus ''Chlorocala'' can reach a length of about . 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 ''Chlorocala'' is a genus of beetles belonging to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorocala Africana
''Chlorocala africana'' is a species of flower beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. Description ''Chlorocala africana'' can reach a length of about . This species is the most common of the genus ''Chlorocala''. It has an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours that can also show reflectance in the near-infrared range of the spectrum, and this variation has led many authors to describe numerous subspecies of doubtful taxonomic validity. Distribution This species occurs in the afrotropical region (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo). Gallery Scarabaeidae - Smaragdesthes africana africana.JPG, ''Chlorocala africana'' from Uganda Scarabaeidae - Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina.JPG, ''Chlorocala africana'' from Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
