| Unaiuba vitticollis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Unaiuba |
| Species: | U. vitticollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Unaiuba vitticollis (Aurivillius, 1920) | |
Unaiuba vitticollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1920. [1] It is native to Peru. [2]
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns.
Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Its constituent families are also undergoing revision presently, and the family list below is only preliminary. This superfamily includes some of the largest beetles extant today, including rhinoceros beetles, (Dynastinae), the Hercules beetle and Goliath beetles.
The Chrysomeloidea are an enormous superfamily of beetles, with tens of thousands of species. The largest families are Cerambycidae, long-horned beetles, with more than 35,000 species, and Chrysomelidae, leaf beetles, with more than 13,000 species.
The Disteniidae are a small family of beetles in the superfamily Chrysomeloidea, traditionally treated as a group within the Cerambycidae.
The Vesperidae are a small family of beetles, normally classified within the family Cerambycidae, of heterogeneous aspect but all characterised by larval stages related to roots of herbaceous plants or trees
Andina, meaning Andean, may refer to:
Lepturinae, the lepturine beetles, is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae), containing about 150 genera worldwide. This lineage is most diverse in the Northern Hemisphere. Until recently the subfamily Necydalinae was included within the lepturines, but this has been recently recognized as a separate subfamily. Nine tribes are usually recognized today, with a tenth, Caraphiini, created in 2016. A few genera are of uncertain placement within the subfamily.
Dorcasominae is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae).
Orthomegas similis is a species of longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae. It is found in south-eastern Brazil and possibly Ecuador and Peru.
Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764.
Callichroma auricomum is a species of Callichroma in the family Cerambycidae.
Trachyderes cingualtus is a species of beetles in the family Cerambycidae. This species can reach a length of 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in). It is present in Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.
Taeniotes scalatus is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae.
Chlorida fasciata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1870. It is known to occur in Brazil and Peru.
Chlorida spinosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1887. It is known from Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. Adult males produce (6E,8Z)-6,8-pentadecadienal, an attractant pheromone.
Callichroma velutinum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is known from Venezuela, the Guianas, central Brazil, the West Indies, Peru, and Bolivia.
Zikanita argenteofasciata is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the subfamily Lamiinae, in the tribe Acanthocerini. It was described by Tippmann in 1960. The insect is local to Peru.
Onychocerus albitarsis is a relatively rare species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae from the Amazon and Atlantic forest regions in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Peru. It is remarkable for being the only known beetle that has a venomous sting and the only known arthropod that stings with its antennae. Each antenna ends in a stinger that has evolved to resemble a scorpion's tail and it is connected to a venom gland. The sting was already reported in 1884 but researchers thought the pain only was caused by the sharpness of the antennae, as also known from some other beetles. It was only confirmed in 2005 that it is venomous when a biologist was stung, comparing it to a bee sting, and subsequently studied it in detail. In the first of two other cases where the identity of the stinging insect was confirmed to be this beetle, a woman experienced significant pain directly after the incident, and redness and itching at the sting site that lasted for a week. In the other case a man experienced moderate pain directly after being stung and redness that only lasted for an hour. The other species in the genus Onychocerus appear to not be venomous since they lack the structures inside the antennae that are associated with the venom apparatus of Onychocerus albitarsis.
Hammatoderus confusor is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1941. Its Geographical distribution is Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia and Argentina (Misiones).
Hammatoderus thoracicus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1858. It is known from Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru, El Salvador, and Venezuela.