
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).