Ropica densepunctata

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Ropica densepunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Ropica
Species:R. densepunctata
Binomial name
Ropica densepunctata
Breuning & de Jong, 1941

Ropica densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning and de Jong in 1941. [1]

Beetle order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings is hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 70,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

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Ropica formosana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1866. It contains four subspecies, Ropica formosana formosana, Ropica formosana japonica, Ropica formosana nobuoi, and Ropica formosana tokaraensis.

Sybra densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.

Laraesima densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1950. It is known from Brazil.

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Estola densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940. It is known from Brazil.

Pseudanaesthetis densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1954.

Pseudestola densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940. It is known from Brazil.

Pseudoterinaea densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1954.

Sophronica densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1977.

Acalolepta densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1936. It is known from Vietnam.

Marmaroglypha densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1948. It is known from Malaysia and Borneo.

Falsomesosella densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1968, originally under the genus Gyarancita. It is known from Laos.

Niphoparmena densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940.

Pseudostixis densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1936.

Pterolophia densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1938.

Oberea densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1954.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Ropica densepunctata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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