Mecynorhina

Male Mecynorhina ugandaensis, copyright Jacqueshb.


Belongs within: Cetoniinae.

Mecynorhina is an African genus of large beetles whose males have spinose front legs and a large anterior median horn on the head (Bouchard 2014).

<==Mecynorhina B14
    |--M. harrisi B14
    |--M. kraatzi B14
    |--M. mukengiana B14
    |--M. oberthuri B14
    |--M. passerinii B14
    |--M. polyphemus B14
    |--M. savagei (Harris 1844) B14
    |--M. taverniersi B14
    |--M. torquata (Drury 1782) B14
    |    |--M. t. torquata B14
    |    |--M. t. immaculicollis B14
    |    `--M. t. poggei B14
    `--M. ugandaensis B14

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

[B14] Bouchard, P. (ed.) 2014. The Book of Beetles: A lifesize guide to six hundred of nature's gems. Ivy Press: Lewes (United Kingdom).

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