| Callichroma iris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Callichroma |
| Species: | C. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Callichroma iris Taschenberg, 1870 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Callichroma iris is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Taschenberg in 1870. [1] It is known from Costa Rica, Colombia, and Venezuela. It contains the subspecies Callichroma iris iris and Callichroma iris trilineatum.
In humans and most mammals and birds, the iris is a thin, annular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, thus the amount of light reaching the retina. Eye color is defined by that of the iris. In optical terms, the pupil is the eye's aperture, while the iris is the diaphragm.
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described, slightly more than half from the Eastern Hemisphere. 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.
Callichroma is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Callichroma auricomum is a species of Callichroma in the family Cerambycidae.
Callichroma atroviride is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Schmidt in 1924. It is known from Colombia.
Callichroma batesi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gahan in 1894. It is known from Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Callichroma cosmicum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1853. It is known from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
Callichroma cyanomelas is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1853. It is known from Mexico and Panama.
Callichroma distinguendum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gounelle in 1911. It is known from southeastern Brazil.
Callichroma euthalia is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1879. It is known from Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Callichroma gounellei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Achard in 1910. It is known from French Guiana. The species is 37 millimetres (1.5 in) long, have a green head and green lines on its black coloured prothorax.
Callichroma holochlorum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1872. It is known from Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela. It contains the subspecies Callichroma holochlorum holochlorum and Callichroma holochlorum melancholicum.
Callichroma magnificum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Napp and Martins in 2009. It is known from Colombia.
Callichroma minimum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Podany in 1965. It is known from Nicaragua.
Callichroma omissum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Schmidt in 1924. It is known from southeastern Brazil.
Callichroma onorei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Giesbert in 1998. It is known from Ecuador.
Callichroma seiunctum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Schmidt in 1924. It is known from Peru.
Callichroma sericeum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792. It is known from southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia.
Callichroma viridipes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1879. It is known from Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.
Monnechroma subpulvereum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martin Schmidt in 1924, who named it Callichroma (Xenochroma) subpulvereum, designating it to be the type species of the subgenus Xenochroma, subsequently found to be an invalid. It is known from southeastern Brazil.
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