Biology:Tragocephala nobilis

Short description: Species of beetle

Tragocephala nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Tragocephala
Species:	T. nobilis
Binomial name
Tragocephala nobilis (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
Lamia nobilis Fabricius, 1787 Cerambyx nobilis (Fabricius) Gmelin, 1790 Tragocephala nobilis m. postnigra Breuning, 1967 Tragocephala nobilis m. duploconnata Breuning, 1966 Tragocephala nobilis m. rufescens Breuning, 1967 Saperda laeta Fabricius, 1801

Tragocephala nobilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787, originally under the genus Lamia. It has a wide distribution in Africa. It feeds on Coffea arabica. It is preyed on by the parasitic wasp Aprostocetus lamiicidus, and the parasitic fly Billaea vanemdeni.

Varietas

• Tragocephala nobilis var. bifasciata Baguena Corella, 1952
• Tragocephala nobilis var. fasciata Kolbe, 1893
• Tragocephala nobilis var. chloris Chevrolat, 1858
• Tragocephala nobilis var. diamenta Gilmour, 1956
• Tragocephala nobilis var. fuscovelutina Fairmaire, 1893
• Tragocephala nobilis var. basosuturalis Gilmour, 1956
• Tragocephala nobilis var. galathea Chevrolat, 1855
• Tragocephala nobilis var. fontanai Baguena, 1942

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14686165 entry