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Taeniotes farinosus

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Taeniotes farinosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Taeniotes
Species:
T. farinosus
Binomial name
Taeniotes farinosus
Synonyms
  • Monochamus farinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monochamus decoratus Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
  • Cerambyx ocellatus Fabricius, 1801
  • Cerambyx farinosus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cerambyx farinosus var. DeGeer, 1775
  • Cerambyx subocellatus Olivier, 1792
  • Taeniotes decoratus (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840)
  • Taeniotes farinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Taeniotes subocellatus (Olivier, 1792)

Taeniotes farinosus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Cerambyx.

Distribution

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This species is known from Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Paraguay and Peru.[1][2]

Description

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Taeniotes farinosus can reach a body length of about 25–33 mm (0.98–1.30 in).[2] Body is elongate, black or dark brown, with a series of yellow-orange spots on the elytra. Antennae are filiform and rather long. Pronotum is approximately subquadrate.

Biology

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This species may have two generations per year (bivoltine). Adults can be found from January to March and from September to December.[3] These beetles feed on Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit).[4] Larvae usually drill into wood and can cause damages.

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ Catalogue of life
  2. ^ a b Tavakilian, G. and Chevillotte, H. Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes (in French)
  3. ^ iNaturalist
  4. ^ BioLib.cz - Taeniotes farinosus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
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