Biology:Batocera rufomaculata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Batocera rufomaculata
Batocera rufomaculata (DeGeer, 1775) (3833120393).jpg
Batocera rufomaculata.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Batocera
Species:
B. rufomaculata
Binomial name
Batocera rufomaculata
(De Geer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx rufomaculatus DeGeer, 1775
  • Cerambyx rubiginosus Voet, 1778 (Unav.)
  • Cerambyx cruentatus Gmelin, 1790

Batocera rufomaculata is a species of long-horn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles De Geer in 1775. It is known from China , Israel, India , Jordan, Lebanon, Laos, Mauritius, Malaysia, Madagascar , Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Pakistan , Réunion, Syria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Barbados, Bangladesh and the Virgin Islands.[1]

Larvae bore into the trunks of Ficus carica, Carica papaya, Mangifera indica, and Shorea robusta and range of other plants. In fruit tree cultivation, such as that of mango, they can cause loss of yield and death of the trees. It can be parasitically infected by Avetianella batocerae.

At Kanjirappally, India
Ventral view

References

  1. "Batocera rufomaculata". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

Wikidata ☰ Q6581361 entry