Bangalaia thomensis

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Bangalaia thomensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Bangalaia
Species:
B. thomensis
Binomial name
Bangalaia thomensis
Breuning, 1947

Bangalaia thomensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. [1] [2] It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1947. It is known from São Tomé and Cameroon. [3]

Beetle order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 70,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

Stephan von Breuning (entomologist) Austrian entomologist

Stephan von Breuning was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, particularly Cerambycidae.

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Bangalaia duffyi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1962. It is known from Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast.

Bangalaia fisheri is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1936. It is known from Gabon, the Ivory Coast, and Equatorial Guinea.

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References

  1. ↑ Bangalaia thomensis Breuning, 1947 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera  on 21 January 2019.
  2. ↑ BioLib.cz - Bangalaia thomensis. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Tavakilian G. & Chevillotte H. (2018). Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes. Bangalaia thomensis . Accessed: 21 January 2019


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