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

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

References

  1. 1 2 Wheeler, William M. (1931): The ant Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin and its mimic. Psyche 38: 86-98. PDF
  2. 1 2 Fisher, W.S. (1931): A New Ant-Like Cerambycid Beetle from Honduras. Psyche 38: 99-101. PDF

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