Monochamus mexicanus

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Monochamus mexicanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Monochamus
Species:
M. mexicanus
Binomial name
Monochamus mexicanus
(Breuning, 1950)
Synonyms
  • Plagiohammus mexicanusBreuning, 1950

Monochamus mexicanus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1950. It is known from Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. BioLib.cz - Monochamus mexicanus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.