Polybaphes sanguinolenta
Polybaphes sanguinolenta. Mounted specimen on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Polybaphes
Species:	P. sanguinolenta
Binomial name
Polybaphes sanguinolenta (Olivier, 1789)
Synonyms
Gametoides sanguinolenta Gametis sanguinolenta [1]

Polybaphes sanguinolenta is a species of fruit and flower chafers belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

Description

Polybaphes sanguinolenta can reach a length of about 15–16 millimetres (0.59–0.63 in). ^[2] Elytra are black with yellow markings.

It is considered a pest of Pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum) and cotton. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Distribution

This species is widespread in West, East and South Africa (Senegal, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, RCA, South Africa, Uganda). ^{[4] [6] [7] [8]}

References

External links

• Flower Beetles
• Kaefer der welt