Eudicella trimeni Janson, 1884 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Goliathini): Description of larva with notes on conservation status, biology and taxonomy

Perissinotto, Renzo; Orozco, Jesús (Entomologist)

Title: Eudicella trimeni Janson, 1884 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Goliathini): Description of larva with notes on conservation status, biology and taxonomy
Creator: Perissinotto, Renzo, Orozco, Jesús (Entomologist)
Subject: Afrotropical
Subject: Goliathini
Subject: Eudicella trimeni
Subject: Scarab beetles
Subject: Fruit chafers
Subject: Flower chafers
Subject: Larva
Subject: Grubs
Subject: Rosenkäfer
Date: 2013
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6559
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006605
Identifier: http://africaninvertebrates.org/ojs/index.php/AI/article/view/307
Description: Eudicella trimeni is reportedly one of the most endangered species of the genus, having been declared virtually extinct until recently. Present research has shown that the species occurs in an area wider than previously known. However, its habitat is disappearing at a fast rate and the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal populations appear to be sufficiently different from each other to warrant at least subspecies status and further investigation. Third instar larvae of the northern population were collected recently in the Karkloof Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal. They were reared to adulthood under environmentally controlled conditions and are here described.
Format: 10 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: Perissinotto, R. & Orozco, J. 2013. Eudicella trimeni Janson, 1884 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Goliathini): Description of larva with notes on conservation status, biology and taxonomy. African Invertebrates 54 (2): 417–426. Available: http://africaninvertebrates.org/ojs/index.php/AI/article/view/307

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