Tragocerus

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Tragocerus
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Tragocerus spencei observed in New South Wales
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Species:
Tragocerus
Binomial name
Tragocerus
Latreille, 1829 [1]

Tragocerus is a genus of longhorn beetle from western regions of Australia. [1] [2]

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Description

Members of the genus Tragocerus are diagnosed by having filiform antennae, slightly shorter than the body. The elytra are long and form a rectangle. [1] They are fused along the mid-dorsal line, though each elytron has indentations just above the wing's point of origin, allowing it to move without meaningful disruption. [3] Tragocerus species appear to mimic wasps; while convincing in flight, their sluggish movements upon landing betray their identity. [3]

Taxonomy

Eight species of Tragocerus have been described:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Latreille, P.A. (1829). Suite et fin des insectes. In: Cuvier, [G.L.C. F.D.], Le règne animal ... Tome V. Paris: Déterville et Crochard. pp. xxiv + 556 pp.
  2. ↑ "Tragocerus spencii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. 1 2 Nicholson, A. J. 1927. Presidential Address: A New Theory of Mimicry in Insects. The Australian Zoologist. 5: 10–104


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