Kingdom Animalia Family Cerambycidae Genus Zographus Order Beetle | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Beetle, Sternotomis pulchra, Sternotomis variabilis, Prosopocera, Tragocephala | ||
Zographus regalis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
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Description
Zographus regalis can reach a body length of 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in). The basic colour is black, with shining green and yellowish spots. Elytra bears six larges chocolate patches on the edges, while the protorax shows several black and green transversal stripes. The antennae are particularly long and slender. These cerambycids are wood borers of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) and of "wawa" (Triplochiton scleroxylon).
Distribution
This species can be found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zaire, Angola and Zambia.
List of subspecies
References
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