Showing posts with label Coleoptera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coleoptera. Show all posts

Sunday 29 June 2014

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).

Thursday 29 May 2014

Leopard Spot Longhorn Beetle (Coptops leucostictica) - Sikkim Beetle


Leopard Spot Longhorn Beetle (Coptops leucostictica)

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: April 4, 2011
Pic: Shital Pradhan






Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Arthropoda
Class:              Insecta
Order:             Coleoptera
Sub-Order      Polyphaga
Family:           Cerambycidae
Genus:            Coptops
Species:           C. leucostictica

Binomial name:  Coptops leucostictica White, 1858
Other Names:   Long-horned beetles or Longicorns

Special feature: They are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body.