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''Capillicornis basilaris'' is a species of
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
in the family
Cerambycidae 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 ...
, and the only species in the genus ''Capillicornis''. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2012. It is known from
Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
.''Capillicornis basilaris''
at Cerambycidae Catalog Search.


References

Desmiphorini Beetles described in 2012 Monotypic Cerambycidae genera {{Desmiphorini-stub