Biology:Phosphorus virescens

Short description: Species of beetle

Phosphorus virescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Phosphorus
Species:	P. virescens
Binomial name
Phosphorus virescens (Olivier, 1795)
Synonyms
Tragocephala virescens (Olivier, 1795) Phosphorus robustus Aurivillius, 1914 Prosopocera virescens (Olivier, 1795) Voetia virescens (Olivier, 1795) Cerambix virescens Olivier, 1795

Phosphorus virescens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Olivier in 1795, originally under the genus Cerambix. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa.

Varietas

• Phosphorus virescens var. congolanus Lesne, 1914
• Phosphorus virescens var. angolator (Olivier, 1795)
• Phosphorus virescens var. bibudiensis Hintz, 1919
• Phosphorus virescens var. gabonator Thomson, 1865
• Phosphorus virescens var. albidipennis Breuning, 1942
• Phosphorus virescens var. nimbata Lesne, 1914
• Phosphorus virescens var. jansoni Chevrolat, 1861
• Phosphorus virescens var. lambda Lesne, 1914
• Phosphorus virescens var. grisescens Breuning, 1934

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14812931 entry