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Anoplophora elegans

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Anoplophora elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Anoplophora
Species:
A. elegans
Binomial name
Anoplophora elegans
(Gahan, 1888)
Subspecies
  • Anoplophora (Cyriocrates) elegans albonotata
  • Anoplophora (Cyriocrates) elegans macrospila
  • Anoplophora (Cyriocrates) elegans superba
Synonyms
  • Anoplophora (cyriocrates) elegans
  • Cyriocrates elegans Gahan, 1888[1]
  • Melanauster macrospilus
  • Melanauster superbus

Anoplophora elegans is a species of beetles in the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae).[2][3] It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan from the Mine District in Upper Burma (Myanmar).[1][2] It is distributed in Southeast and East Asia (China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam).[2][3]

Anoplophora elegans measure 28–38 mm (1.1–1.5 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gahan, C.J. (December 1888). "Description of a new species of the Longicorn genus Cyriocrates". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 2 (12): 450–451. doi:10.1080/00222938809487514.
  2. ^ a b c d Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Anoplophora elegans (Gahan, 1888)". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Anoplophora elegans (Gahan, 1888)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 November 2024.