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| Rhinocoeta armata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhinocoeta |
| Species: | R. armata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinocoeta armata | |
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Rhinocoeta armata is a species of flower chafer beetle.[3] It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State) and possibly Namibia and Zimbabwe.[4]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 10–16 mm (0.39–0.63 in). They are black to very dark brown with the scutellum always black and with dark ochreous setae.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rhinocoeta armata Boheman 1860 in Namibia". biodiversity.org.na. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "ADW: Rhinocoeta armata: CLASSIFICATION". Animal Diversity Web.
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rhinocoeta armata at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
- ↑ Holm, E. (1992). "Revision of the African Cetoniinae VI:Genera Rhinocoeta Burmeister, Xiphosceloides gen.nov. and Rhixiphloea Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 35 (27): 383–398. Retrieved May 18, 2026.