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
    |--M. harrisiB14
    |--M. kraatziB14
    |--M. mukengianaB14
    |--M. oberthuriB14
    |--M. passeriniiB14
    |--M. polyphemusB14
    |--M. savagei (Harris 1844)B14
    |--M. taverniersiB14
    |--M. torquata (Drury 1782)B14
    |    |--M. t. torquataB14
    |    |--M. t. immaculicollisB14
    |    `--M. t. poggeiB14
    `--M. ugandaensisB14

*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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