Polyarthron pectinicorne

Polyarthron pectinicorne
Polyarthron pectinicorne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Polyarthron
Species: P. pectinicorne
Binomial name
Polyarthron pectinicorne
Fabricius, 1793
Synonyms
  • Polyarthron barbarum (Fairmaire & Coquerel, 1866)
  • Polyarthron fairmairei (Pic, 1893)
  • Prionus pectinicornis fairmairei (Lameere, 1912)
  • Prionus Polyarthron pectinicornis subsp. fairmairei (Lameere, 1913)
  • Polyarthron pectinicornis chatanayi (Lameere, 1915)
  • Prionus Polyarthron chatanayi (Quentin, 1956)
  • Polyarthron pectinicornis subsp. chatanayi (Breuning & Villiers, 1960)

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Polyarthron pectinicorne is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Subspecies

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Description

Polyarthron pectinicorne can reach a length of 20–36 millimetres (0.79–1.42 in) in males, of 25–44 millimetres (0.98–1.73 in) in females.[3] Thorax and elytra may be pale or dark brown. Elytra show three costae. Mandibles are quite long. Antennae are longer in males than in females. They are composed by 47 articles.[4]

These beetles feed on Phoenix dactylifera. Larvae feed on roots. Adults can be seen from July toSeptember.[3][5]

Distribution

This species is present in North Africa (Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Libya, Tchad, Niger and Tunisia).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Prioninae of the world
  2. ↑ Biolib
  3. 1 2 3 Jcringenbach
  4. ↑ Annales de la Société Entomologique de France
  5. ↑ Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palearctic region [polyarthron]


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