Batus_barbicornis

<i>Batus barbicornis</i>

Batus barbicornis

Species of beetle


Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.[1] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764.[1]

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Description

Batus barbicornis grows up to 4 centimetres in length. The species shows aposematic coloration of contrasting black and orange, with red antennae adorned with four black setal tufts.[2]

Distribution

This species is native to South America. It can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru,[2] Brazil,[3] Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Bolivia.[4]


References

  1. Jones, Jenny (2012). Insect Remedies and one spider. Lulu.com. p. 58. ISBN 9781904472049.
  2. Lingafelter, Steven W.; Nearns, Eugenio H.; Tavakilian, Gérard L.; Monné, Miguel A. & Biondi, Michael (2 September 2014). Longhorned Woodboring Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and Disteniidae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. ISBN 978-1-935623-40-3. LCCN 2014005388.
  3. "Batus barbicornis (von Linné, 1764)". Cerambycoidea.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.



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