Acanthesthes crispa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Olivier in 1792. It is known from South Africa and Mozambique.[1]

Acanthesthes crispa
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A. crispa
Binomial name
Acanthesthes crispa
(Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Acanthesthes carinata Breuning, 1939
  • Acanthesthes hipporhina (White, 1858)
  • Cerambyx crispus (Olivier, 1792)
  • Lamia crispa Olivier, 1792 nec Fabricius, 1776
  • Phantasis brachyderoides Thomson, 1867
  • Phantasis denticulata Thomson, 1860
  • Phantasis gmelini Gemminger, 1873
  • Phrissoma crispum (Olivier, 1792)
  • Phrissoma hipporhinus White, 1858

Its junior synonym A. carinata's type locality is Grahamstown, South Africa and its initial description recorded its length as 22 mm and its width as 11 mm.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Acanthesthes crispa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. Vol. 5. Riga. pp. 154–155.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)