Dictator (beetle)

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Dictator
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Dictator regius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Tribe: Callichromatini
Genus: Dictator
Thomson, 1878
Synonyms
  • Omoptycha Quedenfeldt, 1883

Dictator is a genus of round-necked longhorn beetles of the subfamily Cerambycinae. They are found in Africa. [1] [2] [3]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Dictator: [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Dictator Thomson, 1878" . Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. 1 2 Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World" . Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. 1 2 Tavakilian, Gerard (2023). "TITAN Cerambycidae database". Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. doi:10.48580/dg9ld-38m.