Ataxia estoloides

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Ataxia estoloides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Ataxia
Species:
A. estoloides
Binomial name
Ataxia estoloides
Breuning, 1940

Ataxia estoloides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940. It is known from Brazil. [1]

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Estoloides grossepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940. It is known from Colombia.

Estoloides reflexa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940. It is known from Venezuela.

Estoloides leucosticta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1885. It is known from Mexico.

Estoloides prolongata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1885. It is known from Panama.

Estoloides chamelae is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Chemsak and Noguera in 1993. It is known from Mexico.

Estoloides galapagoensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Blair in 1933. It is known from the Galápagos Islands.

Estoloides medioplagiata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Vitali in 2007. It is known from Jamaica.

Estoloides modica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Chemsak and Noguera in 1993. It is known from Mexico.

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Truncal ataxia is a wide-based "drunken sailor" gait characterised by uncertain starts and stops, lateral deviations and unequal steps. It is an instability of the trunk and often seen during sitting. It is most visible when shifting position or walking heel-to-toe.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Ataxia estoloides. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.