Brachysomida californica

Brachysomida californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Brachysomida
Species:	B. californica
Binomial name
Brachysomida californica (LeConte, 1851)
Synonyms
Acmaeops californica (LeConte) Aurivillius, 1912 Acmaeops lugens LeConte, 1857 Acmaeops pinguis Aurivillius, 1912 Acmaeops subaeneus Melsheimer, 1853 Brachysomida brevicornis Casey, 1913 Brachysomida caerulea Casey, 1913 Brachysomida caerulea chalybea Casey, 1913 Brachysomida californica francisca Casey, 1924 Brachysomida californica proxima Casey, 1913 Brachysomida celestina Casey, 1913 Brachysomida corpulenta Casey, 1913 Brachysomida francisca Casey, 1913 Brachysomida hirsuta Casey, 1913 Brachysomida lanatula Casey, 1913 Brachysomida lepidula Casey, 1913 Brachysomida lugens Casey, 1913 Brachysomida pinguis Casey, 1913 Brachysomida protensicollis Casey, 1913 Brachysomida robustula Casey, 1913 Brachysomida subaenea (Melsheimer) Casey, 1913 Brachysomida trinitatis Casey, 1913 Brachysomida tumida Casey, 1913 Brachysomida tumidiceps Casey, 1913 Brachysomida versicolor Casey, 1913 Leptura californica (LeConte) Fall, 1901 Acmaeops californicus LeConte, 1851

Brachysomida californica is the species of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family.^[1] It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1851 and is endemic to California, USA where it is found only in Santa Cruz Mountains.^[2]

Subtaxons

There are five varietets in species:^[1]

• Brachysomida californica var. fusca (LeConte, 1857)
• Brachysomida californica var. mollipilosa (LeConte, 1860)
• Brachysomida californica var. subcyanea (LeConte, 1857)
• Brachysomida californica var. tumida (LeConte, 1857)
• Brachysomida californica var. viola (LeConte, 1860)

References

1. [ BioLib] Taxon profile — species Brachysomida californica (LeConte, 1851)
2. Steven W. Lingafelter; Eugenio H. Nearns; Gérard L. Tavakilian; Miguel A. Monné; Michael Biondi (2014). Longhorned Woodboring Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and Disteniidae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. ISBN 978-1-935623-40-3. LCCN 2014005388.