Mecynorhina ugandensis

Mecynorhina ugandensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Mecynorhina
Species: M. ugandensis
Binomial name
Mecynorhina ugandensis
(Moser, 1907)

Mecynorhina ugandensis is a beetle from the subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Goliathini, it was described by Josef Moser in 1907.[1] As suggested by its name, it is found in Uganda, but it is also present in adjacent parts of DR Congo.

Description

Male of M. ugandensis

It is a large beetle, with males reaching 85 mm and females 60 mm in length.[2]

Classification

According to the last work of De Palma & Frantz, this species is included in the subgenus Mecynorrhinella Marais and Holm, 1992, and is a subspecies of Mecynorhina torquata.[3]

For a simplification, we will follow Allard considering ugandensis as a good species.[4]

Synonym

Zdenӗk Tesař described in 1935 the Mecynorhina machulkai which is compared to Mecynorhina torquata, he seems not to know the species described by Moser.[5]

Variations

All the specimens of this species are rarely the same. Moser described it with red elytra ("elytris rubis").[1] In his paper, Tesař describes also several forms and illustrates many of them.[5] Many varieties have been illustrated in The Beetles of the World, volume 7, plates 3–6. Here are other photos of the variations of the species, all the specimens are from Dr. Allard's collection.

Specimens of ugandensis
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. knirschi Tesař 
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. knirschi Tesař with green marks 
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. obenbergeri Tesař 
Mecynorhina ugandensis' var. kuntzeni Tesař 
Specimens of ugandensis
Mecynorhina ugandensis bicoloured form 
Mecynorhina ugandensis melanic form 
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. 
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. simplex Tesař 
Specimens of ugandensis
Mecynorhina ugandensis machulkai var. maculipennis Allard (in litteris) 
Mecynorhina ugandensis machulkai var. 
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. olivacea Tesař 
Mecynorhina ugandensis dark form, female 
Specimens of ugandensis with small horns
Mecynorhina ugandensis machulkai Tesař 
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. knirschi Tesař 
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. maculithorax Tesař 
Mecynorhina ugandensis var. 

References

  1. 1 2 Moser (J.), 1907. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Cetoniden (3), Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique, 51, p. 313
  2. ↑ http://beetlespace.wz.cz/e_Mecynorrhina_ugandensis.html
  3. ↑ M. De Palma & S. Frantz (2010). Taxonomic revision of Megalorhina Westwood and subgeneric classification of Mecynorhina Hope. Bologna: Natura Edizioni Scientifiche.
  4. ↑ V. Allard (1986). "The Beetles of the World, volume 7, Goliathini 3". Venette: Sciences Nat.
  5. 1 2 Z. Tesař (1935). "Mecynorrhina machulkai spec. n. (Col. Ceton.)". Sborník Entomologického Oddèleni Národního Muzea v Praze. XIII (116): 101.
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