''Trichostetha coetzeri'' is an
afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
species of
flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the
Cape Floristic Region
The Cape Floral Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the only floristic region of the Cape Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province.
The Cap ...
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It was first described by Holm and Marais in 1988.
References
Endemic beetles of South Africa
Cetoniinae
Beetles described in 1988
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