Brachymitra

Brachymitra is a genus of flower chafers belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae. These beetles are most commonly found in East Africa, more specifically Kenya.

Brachymitra
Brachymitra bayeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
Genus:
Brachymitra

Kolbe, 1904

Appearance

Brachymitra are medium to large beetles, with a consistent metallic shine to their colouration. The male has a short, pointed horn on its forehead.

Species
  • Brachymitra bayeri (Moser, 1917)
  • Brachymitra rotteveeli (Drumont, 1996)
  • Brachymitra thomasi (Kolbe, 1904)[1][2]

Bibliography

References
  1. Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.
  2. "Beetles of Africa". www.beetlesofafrica.com.


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