Pseudochalcothea auripes

Pseudochalcothea auripes
Pseudochalcothea auripes at National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pseudochalcothea
Species:
P. auripes
Binomial name
Pseudochalcothea auripes
(Westwood, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Chalcothea auripes Westwood, 1874

Pseudochalcothea auripes is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.

Description and Distribution

This species can reach about 30โ€“35 millimetres (1.2โ€“1.4 in) in length. It is endemic to Malaysia and Borneo.

References

  • Sakai, K., 1993. Note on the Genus Pseudochalcothea Ritsema (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) from Borneo. Gekkan-Mushi (269): 4โ€“11.
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