Atrichiana placida

Atrichiana placida
Atrichiana placida ssp. algoensis on Vachellia kosiensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Atrichiana
Species:
A. placida
Binomial name
Atrichiana placida
(Boheman, 1857)
Synonyms
List
    • Atrichia bugnioni Schoch, 1896
    • Trichostetha placida Boheman, 1857
    • Trichostetha placida subsp. algoensis Péringuey, 1885

Atrichiana placida, commonly called the velvety east coast fruit chafer, is a species of flower chafer beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to the south-eastern coast of Southern Africa.