Mesechthistatus furciferus

Mesechthistatus furciferus
1. M. binodosus; 2. M. furciferus; 3. M. taniguchii; 4. M. fujisanus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Mesechthistatus
Species:	M. furciferus
Binomial name
Mesechthistatus furciferus (Bates, 1884)
Synonyms
Echthistatus furciferus Bates, 1884 Echthistatus furcifer Bates, 1884 Parechthistatus furcifer (Bates, 1884) Echthistatus binodosus meridionalis Hayashi, 1951 Mesechthistatus binodosus meridianus Mesechthistatus binodosus meridionalis(Hayashi, 1951)

Mesechthistatus furciferus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1884. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is endemic to Japan ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} and occurs in central Honshu. ^[5]

Adults measure 13–23 mm (0.51–0.91 in) ^{[1] [4]} and are flightless. ^[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Mesechthistatus furciferus furciferus(Bates, 1884)
• Mesechthistatus furciferus meridionalis(Hayashi, 1951)

References

1. Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Mesechthistatus furciferus (Bates, 1884)". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
2. "Mesechthistatus furciferus (Bates, 1884)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
3. "Mesechthistatus furciferus (Bates, 1884)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
4. Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Mesechthistatus furciferus meridionalis (Hayashi, 1951)". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
5. Nakamine, Hiroshi & Takeda, Makio (2008). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships of flightless beetles belonging to the genus Mesechthistatus Breuning, (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) inferred from mitochondrial COI gene sequences". Journal of Insect Science. 8 70. doi: 10.1673/031.008.7001 . PMC   3127405 .