Biology:Psalidognathus friendi
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Short description: Species of beetle
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| Superfamily: | Cerambycoidea
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| Species: | P. friendi
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| Psalidognathus friendi Gray in Griffith, 1831[1]
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Psalidognathus friendi is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.[2]
Description
Psalidognathus friendi can reach a length of 66 millimetres (2.6 in).[3] The surfaceof the elytra may be metallic brown, green or bluish. The head and the prothorax are spiny and the mandibles are very large.
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Gray, G. 1831. Plates 6 and 14 (Psalidognathus Friendii). The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary addition to each order (inserted in “Supplement on insects in general” 14: 29-123).
- ↑ Encyclopedia of life
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Coleoptera Atlas
- ↑ Cerambycoidea
Wikidata ☰ Q2382446 entry
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