Mecynorhina

Mecynorhina
Mecynorhina ugandensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Goliathini
Subtribe: Rhomborhinina
Genus: Mecynorhina
Hope, 1837
Type species
Scarabaeus polyphemus
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Chelorrhina Burmeister, 1842
  • Mecynorrhina Schaum, 1848 (misspelling)

Mecynorhina (frequently misspelled as Mecynorrhina; the original spelling used a single "r" and the misspelling is not in prevailing usage, therefore not valid under the ICZN) are beetles from the subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Goliathini. The genus was created by Frederick William Hope, in 1837.

According to the last work of De Palma & Frantz, the type species of the genus is Scarabaeus polyphemus Fabricius, 1781.

The genus is spread throughout the tropical African region.