Chlorocala

{{Short description|Genus of beetles}} {{Automatic taxobox | image= Scarabaeidae - Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina.JPG | image_caption = ''Chlorocala africana'' from Democratic Republic of the Congo | taxon = Chlorocala | authority = Kraatz, 1880 | display_parents = 3 | synonyms = * ''Smaragdesthes'' Kraatz, 1880 * ''Smaragdestes'' Aucttt. (missp.) * ''Isandula'' Thomson, 1880 }}

'''''Chlorocala''''' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

thumb|240px|right|''Chlorocala africana''

==Description== Species of the genus ''Chlorocala'' can reach a length of about {{convert|15|-|25|mm}}. They have an elongated body with various shades of iridescent green, red or purple colours. Males have a distinctive horn on the front head. The development of these beetles is relatively fast.

==Distribution== This genus occurs in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as South Africa.

==Species== *''Chlorocala affinis'' (Kraatz, 1880) *''Chlorocala africana'' (Drury, 1773) *''Chlorocala cinctipennis'' (Moser, 1903) *''Chlorocala clypealis'' (Burgeon, 1934) *''Chlorocala conjux'' (Harold, 1880) *''Chlorocala guerini'' (Janson, 1888) *''Chlorocala hypoxantha'' (Harold, 1879) *''Chlorocala monoceros'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) *''Chlorocala nigricollis'' (Kraatz, 1880) *''Chlorocala similis'' (Moser, 1907) *''Chlorocala suturalis'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Chlorocala viridicyanea'' (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)

==References== * [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1059589/ biolib]

Category:Chlorocala Category:Scarabaeidae genera