Acalolepta australis

Acalolepta australis
Acalolepta australis from New Guinea. Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Acalolepta
Species: A. australis
Binomial name
Acalolepta australis
(Boisduval, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Dihammus australis (Boisduval) Breuning, 1944
  • Dihammus longicornis (Thomson) Thomson, 1864
  • Dihammus rex Kriesche, 1940
  • Monochamus australis Boisduval, 1835
  • Monochamus longicornis Thomson, 1857

Acalolepta australis is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.

Description

Acalolepta australis is the largest species of the genus, reaching about 26–44 millimetres (1.0–1.7 in) in length. The basic colour is blackish or reddish-brown. Antennomeres I-III and the base of tibias show black spots.

Main host plants are Anisoptera polyandra, Araucaria cunninghamii, Hevea brasiliensis, Terminalia kaernbachii and Theobroma cacao.

Distribution

This species can be found in northern Australia, Moluccas, New Ireland (island), New Britain and New Guinea.

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