Taurhina stanleyi explained

Taurhina stanley is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Description

Taurhina stanleyi can reach a length of about 21-. This species is quite variable in size and colours.

Distribution

This species can be found in Kenya, Cameroon and Uganda.

List of subspecies

• Neptunides stanleyi camerunensis (de Lisle, 1947)
• Neptunides stanleyi elgonensis Allard, 1985
• Neptunides stanleyi meridionalis Allard, 1985

Etymology

The name honours the explorer of Central Africa Henry Morton Stanley https://archive.org/stream/entomologist22londuoft#page/n53/mode/1up.

References

• Biolib

External links

• Beetles of Africa
• Skytropic