Acalolepta australis
| Acalolepta australis | |
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| Acalolepta australis from New Guinea. Male and female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Acalolepta |
| Species: | A. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acalolepta australis (Boisduval, 1835) | |
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Acalolepta australis is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.
Description
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
This species can be found in northern Australia, Moluccas, New Ireland (island), New Britain and New Guinea.
List of subspecies
- 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
- F. Vitali Notes on the genus Acalolepta Pascoe, 1858 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Indonesian Papua and the Moluccas
- Biolib