Jump to content

Taeniotes farinosus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AzseicsoK (talk | contribs) at 15:25, 6 January 2022 (Moving from category AND existing subcategory to newly created sub-subcategory). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Taeniotes farinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Taeniotes
Species:
T. farinosus
Binomial name
Taeniotes farinosus
Synonyms
  • Monochamus farinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monochamus decoratus Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
  • Cerambyx ocellatus Fabricius, 1801
  • Cerambyx farinosus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cerambyx farinosus var. DeGeer, 1775
  • Cerambyx subocellatus Olivier, 1792
  • Taeniotes decoratus (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840)
  • Taeniotes farinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Taeniotes subocellatus (Olivier, 1792)

Taeniotes farinosus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Cerambyx.

Distribution

This species is known from Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Paraguay and Peru.[1][2]

Description

Taeniotes farinosus can reach a body length of about 25–33 mm (0.98–1.30 in).[2] Body is elongate, black or dark brown, with a series of yellow-orange spots on the elytra. Antennae are filiform and rather long. Pronotum is approximately subquadrate.

Biology

This species may have two generations per year (bivoltine). Adults can be found from January to March and from September to December.[3] These beetles feed on Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit).[4] Larvae usually drill into wood and can cause damages.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Catalogue of life
  2. ^ a b Tavakilian, G. and Chevillotte, H. Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes (in French)
  3. ^ iNaturalist
  4. ^ BioLib.cz - Taeniotes farinosus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


This Lamiini article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taeniotes_farinosus&oldid=1064098760"