Biology:Microarthron

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Short description: Species of beetle

Microarthron komaroffi
Microarthron komarowi female.jpg
Microarthron komarowi male.jpg
Female (top) and male (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Tribe: Prionini
Genus: Microarthron
Pic, 1900
Species:
M. komaroffi
Binomial name
Microarthron komaroffi
(Dohrn, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Prionus komarowi Pic, 1898
  • Microarthron komarowi (Pic, 1898)
  • Prionus (Polyarthron) komarovi Semenov, 1935

Microarthron is a genus of longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Microarthron komaroffi.[1] It is native to Central Asia and is found in the deserts of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Males measure up to 19 mm, while females measure up to 47 mm.[2]

References

  1. "Cerambycidae Catalog (Old World)". http://bezbycids.com/byciddb/wbycidview.asp?tribe=Lepturini&w=o. 
  2. Staněk JV: Chrząszcze. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Delta W-Z", 1990, ss. 254-256. ISBN:83-85817-29-8.

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