Tmesorrhina iris

Tmesorrhina iris are beetles from the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

Tmesorrhina iris
Tmesorrhina iris from Fernando Po (island)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Tmesorrhina
Species:	T. iris
Binomial name
Tmesorrhina iris (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
Gnathocera amabilis

Description

Tmesorrhina iris can reach a length of 22–24 mm. The basic colour of this species is dark green. The elytra are elongate, subparallel and punctured with black punctures. The legs are reddish brown.

Distribution

This species can be found in the rainforests of the Afrotropical region (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo).

Subspecies

• Tmesorrhina iris camerunica
• Tmesorrhina iris moseri
• Tmesorrhina iris saundersi
• Tmesorrhina iris schultzei

References

• Global species
• Encyclopedia of Life

External links

• Flower-beetles