Species Protaetia acuminata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Cetonia acuminata Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [50].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1 specimen, Cape of Good Hope (as Cap B[on]. S[pei].), South Africa; ZMK 1 specimen, Cape of Good Hope (as Cap B[on]. S[pei].), South Africa.
Distribution
Other Regions
Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- South Africa
Oriental Region
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Adults feed on nectar and pollen, larvae in rotten wood.
General References
Schenkling, S. 1921. Scarabaeidae: Cetoninae. pp. 1-431 in Schenkling, S. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Scarabaeidae III. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. XXI Pt 72. [251] (extralimital synonymy)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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