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==Distribution==
==Distribution==
This species can be found in [[Senega]]l, [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Zaire]], [[Angola]] and [[Zambia]].
This species can be found in [[Senegal], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Zaire]], [[Angola]] and [[Zambia]].


==List of subspecies==
==List of subspecies==

Revision as of 08:33, 17 August 2013

Zographus regalis
Zographus regalis from Guinea-Bissau
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Z. regalis
Binomial name
Zographus regalis
(Browning, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx regalis Browning, 1776
  • Lamia regalis (Browning) Fabricius, 1781
  • Quimalaca regalis (Browning) Thomson, 1868
  • Sternodonta regalis (Browning) Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
  • Zographus regalis centralis Allard, 1993

Zographus regalis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

Description

Zographus regalis regalis

Zographus regalis can reach a body length of 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in). The basic colour is black, with shining green and yellowish spots. Elytra bears six larges chocolate patches on the edges, while the protorax shows several black and green transversal stripes. The antennae are particularly long and slender. These cerambycids are wood borers of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) and of "wawa" (Triplochiton scleroxylon).

Distribution

This species can be found in [[Senegal], Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zaire, Angola and Zambia.

List of subspecies

  • Zographus regalis lualabensis Le Moult, 1939
  • Zographus regalis quadrimaculatoides Breuning, 1969
  • Zographus regalis regalis (Browning, 1776)

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