Kingdom Animalia Suborder Polyphaga Family Trictenotomidae Genus Trictenotoma Order Beetle | Class Insecta Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Beetle, Trictenotoma grayi, Trictenotomidae, Autocrates vitalisi, Tenebrionoidea | ||
Trictenotoma childreni, the log-boring beetle or brown steampunk beetle, is a species of beetle in the Trictenotomidae family. It can reach a body length of about 55–65 mm (2.2–2.6 in). Basic color of these large beetles is black, the body is slightly flattened, and it is covered with thick grayish-yellow hair. It has large eyes, long antennae and legs, and powerful mandibles. This species can be found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Borneo, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, and India in damp and seasonal forests.
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