Lagocheirus araneiformis

Lagocheirus araneiformis
Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Lagocheirus
Species:	L. araneiformis
Binomial name
Lagocheirus araneiformis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Cerambyx araneiformisLinnaeus, 1767 Cerambyx araneiformis ypsilonVoet, 1778 (Unav.) Lagochirus araneiformis(Linnaeus) Horn, 1880

Lagocheirus araneiformis is a species of longhorn beetle of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. ^[1]

Subspecies

• Lagocheirus araneiformis araneiformis(Linnaeus, 1767)
• Lagocheirus araneiformis curacaoensisGilmour, 1968
• Lagocheirus araneiformis flavolineatusAurivillius, 1921
• Lagocheirus araneiformis fulvescensDillon, 1957
• Lagocheirus araneiformis guadeloupensisDillon, 1957
• Lagocheirus araneiformis insulorumDillon, 1957
• Lagocheirus araneiformis stroheckeriDillon, 1956

Description

Lagocheirus araneiformis can reach a length of 20–28 millimetres (0.79–1.10 in). The basic coloration of these longhorn beetles is grey brown. They are considered a pest of cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) and sugar cane ( Saccharum species).

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Ecuador, Honduras, Antilles, Peru and Venezuela.

References

1. Lagocheirus araneiformis at ITIS.

• BioLib
• Discover Life
• Lamiaires du monde
• Andrew B. S. King, Joseph L. Saunders The Invertebrate Pests of Annual Food Crops in Central America