Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cerambycidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Cerambycinae | |
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Similar Pachyteria, Diastocera wallichi, Paraleprodera, Dorysthenes, Neocerambyx | ||
Pachyteria dimidiata westwood 1848
Pachyteria dimidiata, the Mimusop Stem Borer, is a species of round-necked longhorn beetles of the subfamily Cerambycinae.
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Pachyteria dimidiata westwood 1848
Description
Pachyteria dimidiata can reach a body length of about 25–29 millimetres (0.98–1.14 in). Body is shining bluish-black, with a broad yellow band nearly across the middle of the elytra and yellow six terminal joints of the hooked antennae. Length of antennae is about equal to the body. This wood boring species is considered a pest on ornamental and fruit trees, especially on the Iron Wood Tree (Mimusops elengi).
Distribution
This species can be found in China, India, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Sumatra, Thailand and Vietnam.
References
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