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Longicorn Beetle Coleocoptus senio (Newman, 1840)

Fauna Portal species: 4431
Family: Cerambycidae



Diagnosis

A dark brown beetle with three pairs of pale patches on the elytra. The first pair are on the basal third part of the elytra, the second larger patches are in the middle, and the last pair are at the posterior tip of the elytra. Apical portion of the elytra are truncate.

Australia

  • New South Wales
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia

Distribution

Australia-wide.


Fauna Portal Records

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Publications

Wang Q (1996): The Australian longicorn beetle genus Coleocoptus Aurivillius (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 116: 187 - 192


Volker Framenau, 01 August 2021
Farhan Bokhari, 07 February 2024