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Crotchiella

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Crotchiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Tribe: Achrysonini
Genus: Crotchiella
Israelson, 1985
Species:
C. brachyptera
Binomial name
Crotchiella brachyptera
Israelson, 1985

Crotchiella is a genus of longhorn beetles containing only one species, Crotchiella brachyptera, an endangered species endemic to the Azores.

Distribution and habitat

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C. brachyptera is known only from the islands of Pico, Saõ Miguel, and Santa Maria in the Azores archipelago. It inhabits montane laurel forests, where it can be found living in the dead wood of Laurus azorica, Vitis vinifera, and Ilex species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nardi, G.; Micó Balaguer, E. (2010). "Crotchiella brachyptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T157511A5085118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T157511A5085118.en. Retrieved 21 September 2024.