Aphrodisium (beetle)

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Aphrodisium
Cerambycidae - Aphrodisium griffithi.jpg
Museum specimen of Aphrodisium griffithi
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Aphrodisium

Thomson, 1864
Synonyms
  • Aromia (Tomentaromia) Plavilstshikov, 1934
  • Tomentaromia Plavilstshikov, 1934

Aphrodisium is a genus of round-necked longhorn beetles of the subfamily Cerambycinae.

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