Allogaster

Allogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Cerambycinae
Tribe:	Achrysonini
Genus:	Allogaster Thomson, 1864

Allogaster is a genus of beetles in the longhorn beetle family. Its first appearance was believed to be around 125.45 million years ago. They are mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa. ^[1]

These beetles tend to be medium-sized, with gray or brown wooden bucks and long antennae. The antennae tends to be longer than the body.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Allogaster: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Allogaster aethiopicus Adlbauer, 1999 (Eritrea , Ethiopia)
• Allogaster bicolor Duffy, 1952 (DR Congo)
• Allogaster drumonti Adlbauer, 2010 (DR Congo)
• Allogaster geniculatus Thomson, 1864 (sub-Saharan Africa)
• Allogaster inarmatus Adlbauer, 2019 (Mozambique)
• Allogaster niger Jordan, 1894 (Nigeria)
• Allogaster nigripennis Aurivillius, 1915 (Sudan)
• Allogaster unicolor Gahan, 1890 (Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, and South Africa)

References

1. "Allogaster - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
2. "Catalogue of Life, Allogaster Thomson, 1864" . Retrieved 31 August 2024.
3. "GBIF, Allogaster" . Retrieved 31 August 2024.
4. Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World" . Retrieved 18 August 2024.