Phryneta spinator
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| Fig tree borer | |
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| File:Phryneta spinator.jpg | |
| Phryneta spinator from Togo | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Phryneta |
| Species: | P. spinator
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| Binomial name | |
| Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1792)
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Phryneta spinator, the fig-tree borer longhorn beetle or fig tree borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792, originally under the genus Lamia. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa. It feeds on Pyrus communis, Ficus carica, Salix babylonica, Cupressus sempervirens, and Vitis vinifera.[1]
Varietas
[edit | edit source]- Phryneta spinator var. obscura (Olivier, 1792)
- Phryneta spinator var. ugandae Aurivillius, 1914
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ BioLib.cz - Phryneta spinator. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
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