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Phrynocris

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Phrynocris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Hesperophanini
Genus: Phrynocris
Bates, 1867
Species:
P. notabilis
Binomial name
Phrynocris notabilis
Bates, 1867

Phrynocris notabilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Phrynocris.[1] The species was originally described by Henry Walter Bates in 1867. [1][2][3][4][5]

Description

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Phrynocris notabilis is a beetle that is primarily found in the northern part of South America and Central America.

Range

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The species have been observed in Cost Rica, French Guiana[6] and Brazil[7][2]

Taxonomy

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Phrynocris notabilis is a Monotypic taxon which was described in 1867.


                            Phrynocris, n. g.
Body elongated, sub-depressed. Muzzle short, eyes coarsely facetted ; antenniferous tubercles
prominent. Antennæ elongated, filiform, unarmed ; basal joint with a tubercle near the apex
beneath. Thorax sub-quadrate, armed on each side with a spine. Elytra prolonged at the apex,
and each terminating gradually in a sharp spine ; surface punctured, and with rows of small
tubercles. Legs stout, thighs large and strongly clavate.

Ph. notabillis, n. sp. 10 lines. ♂. Head and thorax coarsely and scantily
tomentose, rest of the body clothed with short hairs. Thorax uneven, and covered
with small scattered tubercles. Reddish-tawny. Thorax with the depressed parts
black. Elytra ornamented with three strongly undulated black belts, the apex also
black ; surface shining, punctured and roughened with three or four rows of
small tubercles ; tips of thighs and tibiae black.

References

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  1. ^ a b The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Vol. 3. Oxford [etc.]: Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] 1866.
  2. ^ a b "Phrynocris". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ^ "Phrynocris Bates, 1867". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World". Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. ^ Monné, M.A.; Nearns, E.H. (2024). "Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of America". Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  6. ^ Hequet, Vanessa (1996). Longicornes de Guyane (PDF) (in French). Silvolab.
  7. ^ Silveira, Maria Aurea Pinheiro de Almeida (2010-04-30). Análise faunística de insetos nas margens do alto rio Madeira, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brasil (text thesis) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universidade de São Paulo. doi:10.11606/t.11.2010.tde-25052010-084026.