Biology:Purpuricenus sanguinolentus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Purpuricenus sanguinolentus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Purpuricenus
Species:
P. sanguinolentus
Binomial name
Purpuricenus sanguinolentus
(Olivier, 1795)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx sanguinolentus Olivier, 1795
  • Philagathes sanguinolentus Lacordaire, 1869
  • Purpuricenus sanguinolentus Gahan, 190
  • Purpuricenus chopardi Lepesme, 1947

Purpuricenus sanguinolentus is a species of longhorn beetle native to Sri Lanka and India and possibly in China.[1][2]

The host plants into which the larvae burrow include Acacia arabica, Bambusa sp., Santalum album,[3] and Dendrocalamus strictus.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14736956 entry