Information: Compsocephalus dmitriewi was described by Olsufiew in 1902 from Ethiopia from a locality, 'Abyssinia, Provinz Lekka (Wallaga)'.
Body length: 25 - 50 mm
Peak activity: August - December, March - April
Remarks: Compsocephalus dmitriewi inhabits native mountain forests with higher annual precipitation, where it primarily seeks vegetation of Vernonia conferta and amygdalina species.
[Vernonia conferta and amygdalina, is a species commonly found in tropical regions of West and Central Africa. It grows in countries such as Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and other nearby regions. This plant species typically thrives in humid, lowland forests and along forest edges, often in open or partially shaded areas where it can receive ample sunlight.]
Distribution: Ethiopia
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical
Taxonomic classification:
The Cetoniinae of Africa | Beinhundner 2017
Subspecies: 2
Information:
Body length: 25 - 50 mm
Peak activity: August - December, March - April
Distribution: Ethiopia (South Shoa, from Addis Abeba, Wellega, Illubabor, Gamo Goffa, Arsi (eastern slopes of the rift), Sidamo (eastern slopes of the rift)
Material examined (& observation):
Our observation period: November ~ December
Sampling Methods: on the trees 
Information: Recently, the new subspecies C. dmitriewi ssp. milishai was described from the locality Gore in Ethiopia Di Gennaro et al. (2020). This subspecies inhabit rainforest of southern Kaffa and Illubabor provinces in altitude between 1200 and 1800m.
Body length: 26 - 50 mm
Peak activity: August - December, March - April
Distribution: Ethiopia (this subspecies is found on various shrubs particularly Vernonia sp. in the tropical rainforests of southern Kaffa and Illubabor prov.).
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Compsocephalus dmitriewi
