''Trinophylum'' is a genus of
longhorn beetle
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
s in the tribe
Callidiopini
Callidiopini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae.
Genera
''Biolib''BioLib.cz
Callidiopini Lacordaire, 1869 ,
[BioLib.cz]
genus ''Trinophylum'' Bates, 1878 (retrieved 11 December 2021) erected by
Henry Walter Bates
Henry Walter Bates (8 February 1825, in Leicester – 16 February 1892, in London) was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the rainforests ...
in 1878.
The
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...
''Trinophylum cribratum'', sometimes called the "deodar longicorn bast-eater" feeds on deodar trees (''
Cedrus deodara
''Cedrus deodara'', the deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, or deodar, is a species of cedar native to the Himalayas.
Description
It is a large evergreen coniferous tree reaching tall, exceptionally with a trunk up to in diameter. It has a conic ...
''). It has been recorded from India and Pakistan
[ but has also been accidentally introduced into southern England.GBIF]
''Trinophylum cribratum'' Bates, 1878
Species
''BioLib''
[ lists:
* '' Trinophylum cribratum'' Bates, 1878 - type species
* '' Trinophylum descarpentriesi'' Gressitt & Rondon, 1970 - Laos
]
References
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Callidiopini
Beetles described in 1878
Cerambycidae genera
Beetles of Asia