Aridaeus princeps is a species of longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae that is found in Australia.[1] It was first documented by Herbert James Carter in North Queensland in 1934.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Aridaeus |
| Species: | A. princeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Aridaeus princeps Herbert James Carter, 1934
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Description edit
Male Aridaeus princeps measure 21 mm (0.82 in) in length and 6 mm (0.23 in) in width; the holotype, collected in 1934, was noted to be the largest specimen of the genus Aridaeus.[2][3] Its physique is characterized by spare white pubescence and a velvety black exterior.[3] Red markings are present on its head, palpi, scutellum, and elytra.[3] The prothorax of Aridaeus princeps is ovate, widest at the middle, and constricted at the base; the scutellum is triangular and pubescent.[3] The elytra, widest at the shoulder display a red pattern, while the long legs with stout femora, terminate behind the tibiae.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Aridaeus princeps Carter, 1934 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b "Cerambycidae (Longhorns)". titan.gbif.fr. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e Carter, Herbert James (1934). "Australian and New Guinea Coleoptera. Notes and new species. No. III". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 59: 266, 267 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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