Dinocephaloides ochreomaculatus

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Dinocephaloides ochreomaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Dinocephaloides
Species:D. ochreomaculatus
Binomial name
Dinocephaloides ochreomaculatus
Breuning, 1951

Dinocephaloides ochreomaculatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1951. [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.

Stephan von Breuning (entomologist) Austrian entomologist

Stephan von Breuning was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, particularly Cerambycidae.

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Prosoplus dentatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Olivier in 1792. It is known from Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion, and Madagascar. It contains the varietas Prosoplus dentatus var. ochreomaculatus.

Tmesisternus ochreomaculatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1942.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Dinocephaloides ochreomaculatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.