| Batrachorhina cephalotes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Tribe: | Pteropliini |
| Genus: | Batrachorhina |
| Species: | B. cephalotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachorhina cephalotes Breuning, 1939 | |
Batrachorhina cephalotes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1939. It is known from Kenya and Somalia. [1]
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