Coptops aedificator

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Coptops aedificator
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Coptops
Species:
C. aedificator
Binomial name
Coptops aedificator
(Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx fuscusOlivier, 1792
  • Cerambyx villicaOlivier, 1792
  • Coptops calliginosusDejean, 1837
  • Coptops fuscus(Olivier, 1792)
  • Coptops quadristigmaFahraeus, 1872
  • Lachnia (Coptops) parallelaAudinet-Serville, 1835
  • Lamia aedificatorFabricius, 1792
  • Phymasterna inhambanensisBertoloni, 1876
  • Coptops bidens(Fabricius)

Coptops aedificator, the Albizia long-horned beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792, originally under the genus Lamia . It is known from Djibouti, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Oman, Gabon, India, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and Zambia. It was also introduced into Cape Verde, Hawaii, and Taiwan. It feeds on Theobroma cacao and several Coffea species, including C. arabica , C. canephora , and C. liberica var. dewevrei . [1]

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Coptops vomicosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1862. It is known from Vietnam and Cambodia.

Coptops annulipes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1864. It is known from Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, India, and Vietnam.

Coptops huberi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Siess in 1970. It is known from Sri Lanka.

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Coptops pascoei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1894.

<i>Coptops tetrica</i> Species of beetle

Coptops tetrica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Newman in 1842, originally under the genus Agelasta. It is known from the Philippines.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Coptops aedificator. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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