Mesechthistatus taniguchii

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Mesechthistatus taniguchii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Mesechthistatus
Species:
M. taniguchii
Binomial name
Mesechthistatus taniguchii
(Seki, 1944)
Synonyms
  • Echthistatus taniguchiiSeki, 1944
  • Mesechthistatus taniguchii hayashiiYokoyama, 1969

Mesechthistatus taniguchii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in the central Honshu, [4] Japan, [1] [2] [3] and in Jiangxi, China. [1]

Adults measure 14–18 mm (0.55–0.71 in) [1] and are flightless. [4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are sometimes recognized: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Mesechthistatus taniguchii (Seki, 1944)". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Mesechthistatus taniguchii (Seki, 1944)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mesechthistatus taniguchii (Seki, 1944)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 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 .


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