Cosmotomidius cacaoensis

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Cosmotomidius cacaoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Pogonocherini
Genus: Cosmotomidius
Species:C. cacaoensis
Binomial name
Cosmotomidius cacaoensis
Touroult & al., 2010

Cosmotomidius cacaoensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Touroult et al. in 2010. It is known from French Guiana. [1]

Beetle order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 70,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

French Guiana Overseas region and department of France in South America

French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. Since 1981, when Belize became independent, French Guiana has been the only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European country.

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Cosmotomidius elongatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Touroult et al. in 2010. It is known from French Guiana.

Cosmotomidius setosus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Audinet-Serville in 1835. It is known from Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. It measures between 5.3 to 7.4 mm.

Cosmotomidius vincus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Machado and Monné in 2009. It is known from Bolivia. It measures between 7.9 to 8.5 mm.

Tragocephala castnia is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1857. It has a wide distribution in Africa. It feeds on Theobroma cacao.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Cosmotomidius cacaoensis. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.