''Paraleprodera stephanus'' is a species of
beetle
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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 ...
. It was described by White in 1858, originally under the genus ''
Monohammus''. It is known from
India
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,
China,
Vietnam
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,
Laos,
Bhutan
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, and
Nepal
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.
[BioLib.cz - ''Paraleprodera stephanus''](_blank)
Retrieved on 8 September 2014. Sources disagree as to the spelling and the synonymies associated with this taxon (e.g., compare
to ). The name "''fasciata''" is sometimes treated as a subspecies, but this name is unavailable under
ICZN Art. 45.6.4, as it was described as infrasubspecific and not used as a valid name prior to 1985.
''Paraleprodera stephanus''
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References
Lamiini
Beetles described in 1858
Taxa named by Adam White (zoologist)
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