Chondrorrhina abbreviata is a species of fruit and flower chafers belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.[2]
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| Chondrorrhina abbreviata. Mounted specimen on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Goliathini |
| Subtribe: | Rhomborhinina |
| Genus: | Chondrorrhina |
| Species: | C. abbreviata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chondrorrhina abbreviata (Fabricius, 1792)
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Description
editChondrorrhina abbreviata can reach a length of about 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in).[3] The basic color of the body is black. Elytra show a large transversal yellow band.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in West Africa (Senegal, Gambia & Ivory Coast).[1][2]
Bibliography
edit- Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database. Schoolmeesters P., 2011-05-30
- Fabricius J.C. (1792) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species adjectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus, Hafniae. C. G. Proft & fils 1:1-538
- Kraatz G. (1880) Genera nova Cetonidarum, Entomologische Monatsblätter 2:17-30
- Massouroudin Akoudjin, Jean César, Appolinaire Kombassere. Jérémy Bouyer [1] Spatio-temporal variability of fruit feeding insects used as ecological indicators in West Africa
- Ruter, G., 1975 Contribution to the biological study of northern senegal part 28 coleoptera cetoniidae. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Serie A Sciences Naturelles 37(3): 661-668
- Sakai, Kaoru; Nagai Shinji (1998) The Cetoniine Beetles of the World. In: Fujita, Hiroshi (ed.) Mushi-sha's Iconographic Series of Insects, vol.3, 422pp (144 color plates). ISBN 4-943955-03-7
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