Aristobia approximator

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Aristobia approximator
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Aristobia
Species:
A. approximator
Binomial name
Aristobia approximator
(Thomson, 1865) [1]

Aristobia approximator is a species of medium-large, brightly coloured longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) found in Mainland Southeast Asia, northeastern India and southeastern China. [2] [3]

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Description

Adult Aristobia approximator typically are 19.5–36 mm (0.77–1.42 in) long. [4] [5] It has a black body with yellow-orange spots, and black tufts on the basal antennomeres, similar to the related species Aristobia reticulator ; however, A. approximator has tufts only on the 3rd antennal segment, while A. reticulator has tufts on segments 3, 4, and sometimes 5. [6]

Diet

Although further research is necessary, Aristobia approximator appears to feed on a very wide range of plants and it has been reported as feeding on Aglaia , Annona , cassias (Cassia), Casuarina , Eucalyptus , crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia), Peltophorum , pears (Pyrus), roses (Rosa), teak (Tectona), Xylia and others. [2] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Aristobia approximator (Thomson 1865) - Encyclopedia of Life".
  2. 1 2 Hawkeswood, T.J.; Sommung, B. (2017). "A record of Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1875)(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from the Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Chiang Mai, Thailand with notes on host plant feeding". Calodema. 563: 1–3.
  3. ↑ "Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865)". cerambycoidea.com. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Aristobia approximator". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Aristobia approximator". lamiinae.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Agarwala, B. K.; Bhattacharjee, P. P. (2015-06-18). "Redescription of Aristobia reticulator (F., 1781) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), with a Taxonomic Note and Record of a New Food Plant for Adults in Northeastern India" . The Coleopterists Bulletin. 69 (2): 205–212. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-69.2.205. ISSN   0010-065X.
  7. ↑ Kawabe, Y., Ito, K. (2003) Disease and insect pest damage in afforested areas on acid sulphate soil in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Tropical Forestry 57: 25–33.


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