Afroartelida quentini is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae found in Malawi. It was described by Vives in 2011.[1]
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It is part of the subfamily Dorcasominae and the tribe Apatophysini. It is described as a reddish-brown beetle and is covered by short gray-gold tomentum (hairs), which is particularly dense on the head and protonum of the insect.[2] This tomentum is longer on the legs of the beetle, and shorter on the antennae and elytra. The antennae of the beetle are long and slender, extending far past the end of the elytra.[2] Like most Cerambycids, A.quentini likely feeds on wood,[3] as other species in the family are known tree-killers.[4]
References edit
- ^ Catalogue Dorcasominae.pdf Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Vives, Eduard (2011). "Description of a new species of Dorcasominae Apatophysini from Malawi, Afroartelida quentini sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)". Entomologia Africana. 16: 44–46 – via Google Scholar.
- ^ Haddad, Stephanie (December 2016). The higher-level phylogeny of Cerambycidae sensu lato and new insights in the structure of tufted antennae (PhD dissertation). University of Memphis.
- ^ Allison, J. D.; Borden, J. H.; Seybold, S. J. (2004). "A Review of the chemical ecology of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera)". Chemoecology. 14 (3–4). doi:10.1007/s00049-004-0277-1. S2CID 1995065.