Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Polyphaga Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Superfamily Cerambycoidea | |
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Similar Callipogon, Agapanthia annularis, Carabus hispanus, Ochodaeus, Neoplocaederus | ||
Callipogon barbatus is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle belonging to the Cerambycidae family, Prioninae subfamily.
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Description
Callipogon barbatus reaches a length of about 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in) in females, about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in males. Head and pronotum are black, covered with white-yellowish hairs. Elytra are reddish-brown or light brown with a reddish tinge. The males have well developed mandibles, with long light brown and red hairs. The mandibles of females are much shorter than the in males. Antennae are dark brown, up to 80 millimetres (3.1 in) long.
Distribution
This species occurs in Central America (Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama).
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References
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