Plocaederus

Plocaederus
Plocaederus bipartitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Cerambycinae
Tribe:	Cerambycini
Genus:	Plocaederus Dejean, 1835
Species:	P. bellator
Binomial name
Plocaederus bellator (Audinet-Serville, 1834)
Synonyms
Brasilianus Jakobson, 1924

Plocaederus is a genus of Long-Horned Beetles in the beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, Plocaederus bellator. It is known from the South American countries Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Suriname. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Research in 2021 resulted in the placement of about 17 species of this genus, all but Plocaederus bellator , into the genus Hamaederus . The Hamaederus species bipartitus , dozieri , fasciatus , fragosoi , fraterculus , glaberrimus , glabricollis , inconstans , mirim , pactor , pisinnus , plicatus , rugosus , rusticus , and yucatecus are sometimes still treated as members of the genus Plocaederus. ^{[4] [1]}

References

1. "Catalogue of Life, Plocaederus Dejean, 1835" . Retrieved 2024-09-03.
2. Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World" . Retrieved 2024-08-18.
3. Monné, M.A.; Nearns, E.H. (2024). "Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of America" . Retrieved 2024-07-13.
4. Santos-Silva, Antonio; García, Kimberly; Botero, Juan Pablo (2021). "A review of the history of the names Hamaticherus Dejean and Plocaederus Dejean and description of a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae)". Insecta Mundi. 887. Retrieved 2024-09-02.