Euderces velutinus
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Eplophorus velutinus |
Euderces velutinus is a Long-horned beetle native to Central America. It is a good ant mimic of the conspicuous species Camponotus sericeiventris[1].
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[edit] Description
E. velutinus is about 1 cm long and 3 mm wide. The general color is black, with short golden hairs on top, patterned in a ways such that it resembles an ant. The hind legs are shaped ant-like. The beetle's head and prothorax together mimic the ant's head, with a pair of black spots simulating the eyes.[1]
It is very similar to E. magnus, but is smaller, has a shorter pronotum, and has the entire apical half of the elytra densely clothed with silky, golden yellow pubescence, which helps giving the impression of C. sericeiventris.[2]
[edit] Distribution
E. velutinus has been found in Guatemala and Honduras[2].
[edit] See also
- Myrmecotypus — a spider genus with one species also mimicking C. sericeiventris
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[edit] References
- Fisher, W.S. (1931): A New Ant-Like Cerambycid Beetle from Honduras. Psyche 38: 99-101. PDF
- Wheeler, William M. (1931): The ant Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin and its mimic. Psyche 38: 86-98. PDF
