Biology:Tithoes maculatus
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Tithoes |
Species: | T. maculatus
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Tithoes maculatus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Tithoes maculatus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Description
Tithoes maculatus can reach a length of 38–88 millimetres (1.5–3.5 in). Head and thorax are blackish, while elytra are brown, with whitish blotches. Males of this longicorn beetle has a very large head and long, strong, falciform mandibles. Three spiny teeth are present on both lateral edges of prothorax.
Distribution
This species is widespread in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Chad and Togo.
Subspecies
- Tithoes maculatus centralus Lameere, 1903
- Tithoes maculatus maculatus Olivier, 1975
References
Wikidata ☰ Q15861189 entry
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