Taeniotes farinosus

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Taeniotes farinosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Taeniotes
Species:
T. farinosus
Binomial name
Taeniotes farinosus
Synonyms
  • Monochamus farinosus(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monochamus decoratusLaporte de Castelnau, 1840
  • Cerambyx ocellatusFabricius, 1801
  • Cerambyx farinosusLinnaeus, 1758
  • Cerambyx farinosus var.DeGeer, 1775
  • Cerambyx subocellatusOlivier, 1792
  • Taeniotes decoratus(Laporte de Castelnau, 1840)
  • Taeniotes farinosa(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Taeniotes subocellatus(Olivier, 1792)

Taeniotes farinosus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Cerambyx .

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Distribution

This species is known from Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Paraguay and Peru. [1] [2]

Description

Taeniotes farinosus can reach a body length of about 25–33 mm (0.98–1.30 in). [2] Body is elongate, black or dark brown, with a series of yellow-orange spots on the elytra. Antennae are filiform and rather long. Pronotum is approximately subquadrate.

Biology

This species may have two generations per year (bivoltine). Adults can be found from January to March and from September to December. [3] These beetles feed on Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit). [4] Larvae usually drill into wood and can cause damages.

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