| Emphytoeciosoma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Pteropliini |
| Genus: | Emphytoeciosoma |
| Species: | E. daguerrei |
| Binomial name | |
| Emphytoeciosoma daguerrei Melzer, 1934 | |
Emphytoeciosoma is a genus of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Its only species is Emphytoeciosoma daguerrei. It was described by Melzer in 1934. [1]
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