Elaphidion irroratum
| Elaphidion irroratum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Elaphidion |
| Species: | E. irroratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaphidion irroratum (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
Elaphidion irroratum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Linnaeus in 1767.[1]
Description
Head very dark brown, almost black; front dappled with cream colour. Antennae dark brown, and about the length of the insect; having spines at each joint, except that next the head. Thorax spineless, brownish black, with white patches on its sides; and, when viewed through a microscope, punctured. Scutellum very small, and nearly triangular. Elytra brownish black, margined at the sides and suture, with whitish patches thereon, punctured; having two spines at the extremity of each. Abdomen and breast black, and covered with short grey hairs like pile. Legs reddish brown, with a small spine at the tip of each of the femora (except the fore ones), and another at the tips of the tibiae. Length of body ¾ inch (19 mm).[2]
References
- ↑ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
- ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John. ed.
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology Vol. I. Wikisource. p. 87, plate XLI.