Timberman beetle
| Timberman beetle | |
|---|---|
 | |
.jpg) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Acanthocinus |
| Species: | A. aedilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthocinus aedilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The timberman beetle (Acanthocinus aedilis) is a beetle found in woodlands in Europe, Russia and Central Asia. The antennae of the males are four times the length of their bodies and are extended, in a manner resembling calipers, when the male alights on the felled trunks of pines - a habit which has led to the name of "timberman".
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acanthocinus aedilis. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Acanthocinus aedilis |
References
Insect Natural History, A.D.Imms, Collins, 1973
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.