''Aristobia approximator'' is a species of beetle in the Longhorn family. This species grows to 36mm.

Description

This species has a black body with yellow spots, and black tufts on the basal antennomeres, similar to the related species ''

Aristobia reticulator ''Aristobia reticulator'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is known from Bhutan, Myanmar, India, China, Laos, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam. It feeds on ''Prunus persica'', ''Liquidambar formosana'', '' Quercus acutissi ...

''; however, ''A. approximator'' has tufts only on the 3rd antennal segment, while ''A. reticulator'' has tufts on segments 3, 4, and sometimes 5.

Diet and distribution

This species is documented as feeding on

teak Teak (''Tectona grandis'') is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae. It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. ''Tectona grandis'' has small, fragrant white flowers arranged in dense clusters (panicl ...

.Kawabe, Y., Ito, K. (2003) Disease and insect pest damage in afforested areas on acid sulphate soil in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. ''Tropical Forestry'' 57: 25-33.

References

Lamiini Beetles described in 1865 {{Lamiini-stub