Acalolepta australis

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Acalolepta australis
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Acalolepta australis from New Guinea. Male and female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Acalolepta
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Acalolepta australis
(Boisduval, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Dihammus australis (Boisduval) Breuning, 1944
  • Dihammus longicornis (Thomson) Thomson, 1864
  • Dihammus rex Kriesche, 1940
  • Monochamus australis Boisduval, 1835
  • Monochamus longicornis Thomson, 1857

Acalolepta australis is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.

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Description

Acalolepta australis is the largest species of the genus, reaching about 26–44 millimetres (1.0–1.7 in) in length. The basic colour is blackish or reddish brown. Antennomeres I-III and the base of tibias show black spots.

Main host plants are Anisoptera polyandra , Araucaria cunninghamii , Hevea brasiliensis , Terminalia kaernbachii and Theobroma cacao .

Distribution

This species can be found in northern Australia, Moluccas, New Ireland (island), New Britain and New Guinea.

List of subspecies

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