''Thysia wallichii'' is a species of

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(family Cerambycidae). It is typically long and native to the northern part of

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, southern

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and the

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. It is the only species in the genus ''Thysia'' (though sometimes listed by the synonym ''

Diastocera ''Diastocera'' is a monotypic genus in the family Cerambycidae described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1835.

wallichii'') and it was described by

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in 1831.Biolib.cz - ''Thysia wallichii''
Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

References

Ceroplesini Beetles described in 1831 Monotypic beetle genera {{Ceroplesini-stub