Dinocephalus ornatus

Dinocephalus ornatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Genus:	Dinocephalus
Species:	D. ornatus
Binomial name
	Dinocephalus ornatus; Péringuey, 1899 [1]

Last updated March 25, 2019

Dinocephalus ornatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Louis Péringuey in 1899. It is known from Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, Malawi, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Zambia. It contains the varietas Dinocephalus ornatus var. nigroannulatus.^[2]

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References

↑ Péringuey, L. (1899). "Fifth Contribution to the South African Coleopterous Fauna; being Descriptions of New Species, chiefly in the Collection of the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 1 (2): 323–324; Pl. 7, Figs. 2, 2a.
↑ BioLib.cz - Dinocephalus ornatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

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[Peringuey,_1899-1] Péringuey, L. (1899). "Fifth Contribution to the South African Coleopterous Fauna; being Descriptions of New Species, chiefly in the Collection of the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 1 (2): 323–324; Pl. 7, Figs. 2, 2a.

[2] BioLib.cz - Dinocephalus ornatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.