''Pelargoderus rubropunctatus'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
belonging to
tribe of the longhorn beetle family,
Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described.
Most species are characterized by anten ...
, first described in 1831 by
Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville
Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, also known as F. E. Guerin, (12 October 1799, in Toulon – 26 January 1874, in Paris) was a French entomologist.
Life and work
Guérin-Méneville changed his surname from Guérin in 1836. He was the author o ...
as ''Lamia rubropunctatus''.
Description
''Pelargoderus rubropunctatus'' can reach a length of about .
Distribution
This species can be found in
Moluccas
The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...
(
Aru Islands Aru or ARU may refer to:
Education
* Alpha Rho Upsilon, a defunct fraternity in the United States
* Anglia Ruskin University, a university in England
* Ardhi University, a Tanzanian public university
Places
* Aru Islands Regency, a group of i ...
,
Kai Islands
The Kai Islands (also Kei Islands) of Indonesia are a group of islands in the southeastern part of the Maluku Islands, located in the province of Maluku (province), Maluku. The Moluccas have been known as the Spice Islands due to regionally sp ...
),
New Guinea
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and
Australia
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(
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
).
References
Biolib
External links
rubropunctatus
Taxa named by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville
Beetles described in 1838
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