Pinacosterna weymanni

Pinacosterna weymanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Pinacosterna
Species:	P. weymanni
Binomial name
	Pinacosterna weymanni; Quedenfeldt, 1882
Synonyms
	Pinacosterna weymanni m. fallaciosaTeocchi, 1997; Pinacosterna weymanni bandunduAllard, 1993;

Last updated July 07, 2019

Pinacosterna weymanni is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Quedenfeldt in 1882. It is known from Cameroon, Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Zambia.^[1]

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References

↑ BioLib.cz - Pinacosterna weymanni. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

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[1] BioLib.cz - Pinacosterna weymanni. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.