Rhomborhina is a genus of large scarab beetles described by Hope in 1837. They are members of the subfamily Cetoniinae. They mostly live in East and South Asia. The name is frequently misspelled as Rhomborrhina following an unjustified change by Hermann Burmeister in 1842.[2]

Rhomborhina
Dorsal view of Rhomborhina resplendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Rhomborhina
Hope, 1837[1]
Synonyms
  • Rhomborrhina Burmeister, 1842

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Results for Rhomborhina". Nomenclator Zoologicus. The Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Results for Rhomborrhina". Nomenclator Zoologicus. The Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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