Batus barbicornis
| Batus barbicornis | |
|---|---|
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| Batus barbicornis MHNT | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Batus |
| Species: | B. barbicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Batus barbicornis (Linnaeus, 1764) | |
Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family.[1] It was described by Linnaeus in 1764.[1]
Batus barbicornis
Synonyms
- Cerambyx barbicornis Linnaeus, 1764
- Cerambyx guianus (Goeze, 1777)
- Cerambyx speciosus (Voet, 1778)
- Lophonocerus barbicornis (Linnaeus) Guérin-Méneville 1831
- Lophonocerus hirticornis (Blanchard, 1849)
- Lophonocerus tuberculicollis (Chabrillac, 1857)
- Lophocerus barbatus (Chenu, 1870)
- Batus tuberculicollis (Chabrillac) Aurivillius 1912
- Batus barbicornis itaitubensis (Tippmann, 1953)
Description
Batus barbicornis grows up to 4 centimetres in length.[2] The species shows an aposematic coloration. These beetles are black coloured and have red antennaes with four black bits as well as a few red rectangles on its prothorax and elytra.[3] The adult lays eggs in holes bored in a tree. The larvae feed on wood and represent a severe pest of trees.[2]
Distribution
This species is native to South America. It can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Iquitos (Peru),[3] Itaituba, Pará, (Brazil).,[4] Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Bolivia.[5]
References
- 1 2 Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on June 22, 2012.
- 1 2 Art.com
- 1 2 Jenny Jones (2012). Insect Remedies and one spider. p. 58. ISBN 9781904472049.
- ↑ Steven W. Lingafelter; Eugenio H. Nearns; Gérard L. Tavakilian; Miguel A. Monné; Michael Biondi. Longhorned Woodboring Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and Disteniidae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. ISBN 978-1-935623-40-3. LCCN 2014005388.
- ↑ Cerambycoidea
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