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Dorcacerus

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Genus
  
Dorcacerus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Family
  
Cerambycidae

Phylum
  
Order
  
Beetle

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Beetle, Andraegoidus, Trachyderini, Trachyderes, Compsocerus

Dorcacerus barbatus


Dorcacerus barbatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Dorcacerus.

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Description

Dorcacerus barbatus can reach a length of 26–33 millimetres (1.0–1.3 in). In males antennae are longer than the body.

It feeds on Prosopis flexuosa (Leguminosae) and on the invasive weed Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) ad it is considered as a potential biocontrol agent.

Distribution

This species can be found in forests of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.

References

Dorcacerus Wikipedia


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