Xystrocera globosa (Monkey-pod Borer) - Sikkim Beetle

Xystrocera globosa (Monkey-pod Borer)

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date:June 28,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:              Insecta

Order:             Coleoptera

Sub-Order      Polyphaga

Family:           Cerambycidae

Genus:            Xystrocera

Species:           X. globosa

Binomial name:  Xystrocera globosa Olivier, 1795

Other Names:   Monkey-pod Borer, Rain-tree Borer

Special feature: It is a native of East Africa. (Cook Islands Biodiversity Database)

 Xystrocera globosa is a beetle species from the family longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae).