Retrachydes

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Retrachydes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Tribe: Trachyderini
Genus: Retrachydes
Hüdepohl, 1985
Species:
R. thoracicus
Binomial name
Retrachydes thoracicus
(Olivier, 1790)

Retrachydes thoracicus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Retrachydes.

Description

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Retrachydes thoracicus can reach a length of 16.5–33 millimetres (0.65–1.30 in).[1] This species has a transversely gibbous pronotum and orange-banded long antennae. Body is densely pubescent.[2]

Distribution

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This species is present in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia).[1][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H. Titan: base de données internationales sur les Cerambycidae ou Longicorn
  2. ^ Beetles in the bush
  3. ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
  4. ^ Cerambycoidea

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