Ceroplesis militaris

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Ceroplesis militaris
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Cerplesis militaris from Eritrea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Ceroplesis
Species:
C. militaris
Binomial name
Ceroplesis militaris

Ceroplesis militaris is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae.

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Description

Ceroplesis militaris reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. The body is black, with two broad stripes crossing the elytra. The host plants include Celtis species, Acacia species and Maesopsis eminii .

Distribution

This species occurs in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Subspecies

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