Purpuricenus laetus

Purpuricenus laetus
	A female specimen from Mtwara, Tanzania – dorsal and ventral aspects
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Purpuricenus
Species:	P. laetus
Binomial name
	Purpuricenus laetus; (Thomson, 1864)
Synonyms
	Philagathes laetus Thomson, 1864;

Last updated December 18, 2025

Purpuricenus laetus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Subspecies

Purpuricenus laetus congoanus(Aurivillius, 1911)
Purpuricenus laetus cubalicusKuntzen, 1915
Purpuricenus laetus fuelleborniKuntzen, 1915
Purpuricenus laetus glauningiKuntzen, 1915
Purpuricenus laetus kambanusKuntzen, 1915
Purpuricenus laetus laetus(Thomson, 1864)
Purpuricenus laetus lengerkeniKuntzen, 1915
Purpuricenus laetus machadoiLepesme, 1947

Description

Purpuricenus laetus can reach a length of about 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in)

Distribution

This species is present in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

References

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Purpuricenus laetus

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Subspecies

Description

Distribution

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