Batocera wallacei

Batocera wallacei
	Batocera wallacei. Mounted specimen at the National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Batocera
Species:	B. wallacei
Binomial name
	Batocera wallacei; Thomson, 1858
Synonyms
	Batocera proserpina Thomson, 1865; Batocera phorkyas Kriesche, 1928;

Batocera wallacei, common name Wallace's long-horn beetle, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. 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 the Moluccas (Aru Island, Kei Island) .

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