''Rosenbergia rufolineata'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
longhorn beetle
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 Antenn ...
s in the subfamily
Lamiinae
Lamiinae, commonly called flat-faced longhorns, are a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily includes over 750 genera, rivaled in diversity within the family only by the subfamily Cerambycinae
Cerambycinae is a s ...
.
Description
''Rosenbergia rufolineata'' can reach a length of about .
[CASADIO Carlo Arrigo, 2006. - Remarks about the Holotype of Rosenbergia straussi (Gestro, 1876) Lambillionea, 106: 29-34.] This longhorn beetle differs from ''
Rosenbergia straussi
''Rosenbergia straussi'' is a species of beetle in the 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, ...
'' for the orange longitudinal lines
[ (hence the Latin name ''rufolineata'') evident in most of the specimens.
]
Distribution
This species can be found in New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
.[ Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo Gallery]
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References
External links
Insecterra Forum
Cerambycoidea Forum
Batocerini
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