Phrynocris
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| Genus: | Phrynocris
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| Species: | P. notabilis
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| Phrynocris notabilis Bates, 1867
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Phrynocris notabilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Phrynocris.[1][2] The species was originally described by Henry Walter Bates in 1867. [2][3]
Description[edit]
Phrynocris notabilis is a beetle that is primarily found in the northern part of South America.
Range[edit]
The species have been observed in French Guiana[4] and Brazil[5]
Taxonomy[edit]
Phrynocris notabilis is a Monotypic taxon which was described in 1867.
Phrynocris, n. g.
Body elongated, sub-depressed. Muzzle short, eyes coarsely facetted ; antenniferous tubercles
prominent. Antennæ elongated, filiform, unarmed ; basal joint with a tubercle near the apex
beneath. Thorax sub-quadrate, armed on each side with a spine. Elytra prolonged at the apex,
and each terminating gradually in a sharp spine ; surface punctured, and with rows of small
tubercles. Legs stout, thighs large and strongly clavate.
Ph. notabillis, n. sp. 10 lines. ♂. Head and thorax coarsely and scantily
tomentose, rest of the body clothed with short hairs. Thorax uneven, and covered
with small scattered tubercles. Reddish-tawny. Thorax with the depressed parts
black. Elytra ornamented with three strongly undulated black belts, the apex also
black ; surface shining, punctured and roughened with three or four rows of
small tubercles ; tips of thighs and tibiae black.
References[edit]
- ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
- ^ a b The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Vol. 3. Oxford [etc.]: Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] 1866.
- ^ "Phrynocris notabilis Bates, 1867". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Hequet, Vanessa (1996). Longicornes de Guyane (PDF) (in French). Silvolab.
- ^ Silveira, Maria Aurea Pinheiro de Almeida (2010-04-30). Análise faunística de insetos nas margens do alto rio Madeira, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brasil (text thesis) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universidade de São Paulo. doi:10.11606/t.11.2010.tde-25052010-084026.