Batocera wallacei
| Batocera wallacei | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Batocera wallacei. Mounted specimen at the National Museum (Prague) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Cerambycoidea |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Batocera |
| Species: | B. wallacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Batocera wallacei Thomson, 1858 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Batocera wallacei, common name Wallace’s long-horn beetle, is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle belonging to the Cerambycidae family, Lamiinae subfamily. The species name honors Alfred Russel Wallace, who discovered this longhorn beetle on the Aru Islands in Indonesia. It was named after him by James Thomson in 1858.
Description
Batocera wallacei is a huge long-horn beetle reaching about 80–85 millimetres (3.1–3.3 in) of length in the males, while the females are smaller. The length of the antenna may reach about 215–230 millimetres (8.5–9.1 in) in the males. The basic colour of the body is greenish-brownish or grey with whitish dorsal patches on the elytra. The larvae are nearly four inches long.
Distribution
This quite common species can be found in Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea and Moluccas (Aru Island, Kei Island) .
Subspecies
- Batocera wallacei var. proserpina Thomson, 1865 (Java)
Gallery
Illustration of Batocera wallacei from Archives entomologiques, ou, Recueil contenant des illustrations d'insectes nouveaux ou rares (1857)
Batocera wallacei. Pair ex coll. Felix Stumpe
Female of Batocera wallacei ex coll. Felix Stumpe
Batocera wallacei from Indonesia, Batanta Isl
References
- Biolib
- W. J. Rainbow - Larva and Pupa of Batocera Wallacei, Thoms - Records of the Australian Museum
- James Thomson Archives entomologiques, ou, Recueil contenant des illustrations d'insectes nouveaux ou rares (1857)