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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Batus |
| Species: | B. barbicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Batus barbicornis (Linnaeus, 1764) | |
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Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. [1] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764. [1]
Batus barbicornis grows up to 4 centimetres in length. The species shows aposematic coloration of contrasting black and orange, with red antennae adorned with four black setal tufts. [2]
This species is native to South America. It can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, [2] Brazil, [3] Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Bolivia. [4]
Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fish, snakes and spiders. The mechanism is typically that of one structure with a well-defined lip, ridge, or nodules being moved across a finely-ridged surface or vice versa, and vibrating as it does so, like the dragging of a phonograph needle across a vinyl record. Sometimes it is the structure bearing the file which resonates to produce the sound, but in other cases it is the structure bearing the scraper, with both variants possible in related groups. Common onomatopoeic words for the sounds produced by stridulation include chirp and chirrup.
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns.
The Chrysomeloidea are an enormous superfamily of beetles, with tens of thousands of species. The largest families are Cerambycidae, long-horned beetles, with more than 35,000 species, and Chrysomelidae, leaf beetles, with more than 13,000 species.
The New Zealand giraffe weevil, Lasiorhynchus barbicornis, is a distinctive straight-snouted weevil in the subfamily Brentinae, endemic to New Zealand. L. barbicornis is New Zealand's longest beetle, and shows extreme sexual dimorphism: males measure up to 90 mm, and females 50 mm, although there is an extreme range of body sizes in both sexes. In males the elongated snout can be nearly as long as the body. Male giraffe weevils use this long rostrum to battle over females, although small males can avoid conflict and 'sneak' in to mate with females, sometimes under the noses of large males. The larval weevils tunnel into wood for at least two years before emerging, and live for only a few weeks as adults.
The Disteniidae are a small family of beetles in the superfamily Chrysomeloidea, traditionally treated as a group within the Cerambycidae.
Juiaparus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Compsocerus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Batus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Paromoeocerus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Batus hirticornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gyllenhal in 1817.
Batus latreillei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1853.
Barbicornis is a monotypic butterfly genus of the family Riodinidae with its single species Barbicornis basilis present in Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.
Juiaparus batus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Compsocerus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Audinet-Serville in 1834.
Paromoeocerus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792.
Mimonicarete barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimonicarete. It was described by Breuning in 1957.
Bulborhodopis barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Bulborhodopis. It was described by Breuning in 1948.
Thyada barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Thyada. It was described by Pascoe in 1859.
Mallonia barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is known from Ghana, Benin, the Ivory Coast, and Guinea.
Magdalis is a genus of wedge-shaped bark weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are at least 20 described species in Magdalis.