Plaesiorrhina mhondana

Plaesiorrhina mhondana is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1]

Plaesiorrhina mhondana
Plaesiorrhina mhondana. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Genus:
Plaesiorrhina
Species:
P. mhondana
Binomial name
Plaesiorrhina mhondana
Oberthür, 1880

Subordinated taxa
  • Plaesiorrhina mhondana var. flavipennis Kolbe, 1892
  • Plaesiorrhina mhondana var. scalaris Quedenfeldt, 1891
  • Plaesiorrhina mhondana var. triplagiata Kolbe, 1892
  • Plaesiorrhina mhondana var. vacua Gerstäcker, 1884

Description

Plaesiorrhina mhondana can reach a length of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). The basic colour is dark brown, with an orange markings on the elytra.[2][3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Kenya and Tanzania.[1]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Animal Farm
  3. Coleoptera XXL


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