Xixuthrus domingoensis

Xixuthrus domingoensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Xixuthrus
Species:	X. domingoensis
Binomial name
Xixuthrus domingoensis Fisher, 1932
Synonyms
Mecosarthron domingoensis(Fisher, 1932) Xixuthrus domingensisAuctt. [misspelling]

Xixuthrus domingoensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

It has also been classified in the genus Mecosarthron , but this assignment has been challenged, with evidence both for and against the placement of this species in the genus Xixuthrus, which is otherwise restricted to the Old World. ^{[3] [4]}

Description

Females measure 60–85 mm (2.4–3.3 in) in total length (including the mandibles). ^[4]

References

1. Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Xixuthrus domingoensis Fisher, 1932". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
2. Bezark, Larry G. "Xixuthrus domingoensis Fisher, 1932". A Photographic Catalog of Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
3. Ivie, M.A. (1985). "The generic placement of Xixuthrus domingoensis Fisher (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae)". The Pan-Pacific entomologist. 61 (3): 246–250.
4. Santos-Silva, Antonio; Lingafelter, Steven W. (2012). "Morphological analysis of Mecosarthron Buquet and Xixuthrus Thomson and reevaluation of generic assignment of Xixuthrus domingoensis Fisher (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 52 (27): 315–332. doi: 10.1590/S0031-10492012002700001 .