Monochamus tropicalis

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Monochamus tropicalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Monochamus
Species:
M. tropicalis
Binomial name
Monochamus tropicalis
(Dillon & Dillon, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Ethiopiochamus tropicalisDillon & Dillon, 1961

Monochamus tropicalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Elizabeth S. Dillon and Lawrence S. Dillon in 1961, originally under the genus Ethiopiochamus . [1] [2]

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References

  1. BioLib.cz - Monochamus tropicalis. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. Spilman, T. J. (1961-03-31). "A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America. Elizabeth S. Dillon and Lawrence S. Dillon. Row, Peterson, Evanston, Ill., 1961. 844 pp. Illus. $9.25". Science. 133 (3457): 1008–1009. doi:10.1126/science.133.3457.1008-a. ISSN   0036-8075.