Euderces velutinus
| Euderces velutinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Cerambycinae |
| Tribe: | Tillomorphini |
| Genus: | Euderces |
| Species: | E. velutinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euderces velutinus (Fisher, 1931) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eplophorus velutinus | |
Euderces velutinus is a Long-horned beetle native to Central America. It is a good ant mimic of the conspicuous species Camponotus sericeiventris.[1]
Description
E. velutinus is about 1 cm long and 3 mm wide. The general color is black, with short golden hairs on top, patterned in a ways such that it resembles an ant. The hind legs are shaped ant-like. The beetle's head and prothorax together mimic the ant's head, with a pair of black spots simulating the eyes.[1]
It is very similar to E. magnus, but is smaller, has a shorter pronotum, and has the entire apical half of the elytra densely clothed with silky, golden yellow pubescence, which helps giving the impression of C. sericeiventris.[2]
Distribution
E. velutinus has been found in Guatemala and Honduras.[2]
See also
- Myrmecotypus — a spider genus with one species also mimicking C. sericeiventris