Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cerambycidae Scientific name Euderces velutinus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Cerambycinae Rank Species | |
Euderces velutinus is a Long-horned beetle native to Central America. It is a good ant mimic of the conspicuous species Camponotus sericeiventris.
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Description
E. velutinus is about 1 cm long and 3 mm wide. The general color is black, with short golden hairs on top, patterned in a ways such that it resembles an ant. The hind legs are shaped ant-like. The beetle's head and prothorax together mimic the ant's head, with a pair of black spots simulating the eyes.
It is very similar to E. magnus, but is smaller, has a shorter pronotum, and has the entire apical half of the elytra densely clothed with silky, golden yellow pubescence, which helps giving the impression of C. sericeiventris.
Distribution
E. velutinus has been found in Guatemala and Honduras.
References
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