Taurhina stanleyi

Taurhina stanley is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Taurhina stanleyi
Taurhina stanleyi from Uganda. Male and female.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Taurhina
Species:	T. stanleyi
Binomial name
Taurhina stanleyi (Janson, 1889)
Synonyms
Neptunides stanleyi Janson, 1889

Description

Taurhina stanleyi can reach a length of about 21–36 millimetres (0.83–1.42 in). This species is quite variable in size and colours.

Distribution

This species can be found in Kenya, Cameroon and Uganda.

List of subspecies

• Neptunides stanleyi camerunensis (de Lisle, 1947)
• Neptunides stanleyi elgonensis Allard, 1985
• Neptunides stanleyi meridionalis Allard, 1985

Etymology

The name honours the explorer of Central Africa Henry Morton Stanley [1].

References

• Biolib

External links

• Beetles of Africa
• Skytropic