Acalolepta australis
| Acalolepta australis | |
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| Acalolepta australis from New Guinea. Male and female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Tribe: | Lamiini |
| Genus: | Acalolepta |
| Species: | A. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acalolepta australis (Boisduval, 1835)
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Acalolepta australis is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.
Description
[edit]Acalolepta australis is the largest species of the genus, reaching about 26–44 millimetres (1.0–1.7 in) in length. The basic colour is blackish or reddish brown. Antennomeres I-III and the base of tibias show black spots.
Main host plants are Anisoptera polyandra, Araucaria cunninghamii, Hevea brasiliensis, Terminalia kaernbachii and Theobroma cacao.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in northern Australia, Moluccas, New Ireland (island), New Britain and New Guinea.
List of subspecies
[edit]- Acalolepta australis australis (Boisduval, 1835)
- Acalolepta australis keyensis Breuning, 1965
- Acalolepta australis orientalis Breuning, 1982
- Acalolepta australis parcepuncticollis Breuning, 1973
- Acalolepta australis saintaignani Breuning, 1970
References
[edit]- F. Vitali Notes on the genus Acalolepta Pascoe, 1858 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Indonesian Papua and the Moluccas
- Biolib
External links
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