Showing posts with label Coleoptera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coleoptera. Show all posts
Saturday 19 June 2021
Sunday 29 June 2014
Xystrocera globosa (Monkey-pod Borer) - Sikkim Beetle
Xystrocera globosa (Monkey-pod Borer)
Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date:June 28, 2014Pic: 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, 2011Pic: 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.
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