Retrachydes
| Retrachydes thoracicus | |
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| Retrachydes thoracicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Retrachydes |
| Species: | R. thoracicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Retrachydes thoracicus (Olivier, 1790) | |
Retrachydes thoracicus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Retrachydes.
Description
Retrachydes thoracicus can reach a length of 16.5–33 millimetres (0.65–1.30 in).[1] This species has a transversely gibbous pronotum and orange-banded long antennae. Body is densely pubescent. [2]
Distribution
This species is present in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia).[1][3][4]
References
- 1 2 Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H. Titan: base de données internationales sur les Cerambycidae ou Longicorn
- ↑ Beetles in the bush
- ↑ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
- ↑ Cerambycoidea
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