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Diplognatha gagates

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Diplognatha gagates silicea resting on a cut-off of a cannabis tree. Photo taken in a private home in a small township called Ga-Rankuwa, northwest of Pretoria, South Africa.

Diplognatha gagates is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae subfamily.[1]

Description

Diplognatha gagates can reach a length of about 16–32 millimetres (0.63–1.26 in).[2] The thorax is very convex. The surface is shining black or reddish. Larvae feed on bird droppings. Young adults are usually reddish brown and feed on flowers, fruits and sap.

Distribution

This species is widespread in almost all African countries south of Sahara.

Subspecies

  • Diplognatha gagates holoserica Bainbridge, 1842 (West Africa, Mali, Sénégal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria)
  • Diplognatha gagates silicea MacLeay, 1838 (Namibia, Republic of South Africa, Mozambique)

References

  1. ^ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Universal Biological Indexer". ubio.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

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Diplognatha gagates: Brief Summary

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Diplognatha gagates silicea resting on a cut-off of a cannabis tree. Photo taken in a private home in a small township called Ga-Rankuwa, northwest of Pretoria, South Africa.

Diplognatha gagates is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae subfamily.

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