Taeniotes scalatus
| Taeniotes scalatus | |
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| Museum specimen of Taeniotes scalatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Cerambycoidea |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Taeniotes |
| Species: | T. scalatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Taeniotes scalatus' (Gmelin, 1790) | |
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Taeniotes scalatus is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the Cerambycidae family, Lamiinae subfamily.
Description
Taeniotes scalatus can reach a length of 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). Basic color of body is black, with a yellow dorsal streak and small spots. Larval host plants are cultivated figs (Ficus carica).
Distribution
This species is present in Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela).