''Dorcasomus'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family
Cerambycidae
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Most species are characterized by anten ...
. There are about nine described species in ''Dorcasomus'', found in Africa.
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Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Dorcasomus'':
* '' Dorcasomus batesi'' Quentin & Villiers, 1970 (South Africa
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* '' Dorcasomus capensis'' Quentin & Villiers, 1970 (South Africa)
* '' Dorcasomus delegorguei'' Guérin-Méneville, 1845 (South Africa)
* '' Dorcasomus ebulinus'' (Fabricius, 1787) (South Africa)
* '' Dorcasomus evani'' Le Gall & Juhel, 2017 (Cameroon
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* '' Dorcasomus gigas'' Aurivillius, 1914 (Kenya
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, DR Congo
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, Rwanda
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, and Uganda
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* '' Dorcasomus mirabilis'' Quentin & Villiers, 1970 (DR Congo)
* '' Dorcasomus pinheyi'' Quentin & Villiers, 1970 (Malawi
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...
, Zimbabwe
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* '' Dorcasomus urundiensis'' Quentin & Villiers, 1970 (Burundi
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References
External links
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Dorcasominae
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