Macrotoma serripes

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Macrotoma serripes
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From São Tomé and Príncipe
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Macrotoma
Species:
M. serripes
Binomial name
Macrotoma serripes
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Macrotoma castaneipennisKolbe, 1894
  • Macrotoma prionopusWhite, 1853
  • Prionus serripesFabricius, 1781

Macrotoma serripes is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

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Description

Macrotoma serripes can reach a length of about 45–74 millimetres (1.8–2.9 in). Main host plants are Albizia adianthifolia , Albizia gummifera , Citrus medica , Cola acuminata , Parkia filicoidea and Sterculia tragacantha .

Distribution

This species can be found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.

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