Cacosceles is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.[1]

Cacosceles
Cacosceles oedipus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Tribe: Cacoscelini
Genus: Cacosceles
Newman, 1838
Synonyms
  • Pithanotes Newman 1840

The species of this genus are found in southern Africa.[1]

Species edit

The following species are recognised in the genus Cacosceles:[2][3]

 
Cacosceles newmannii larva

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Cacosceles Newman, 1838". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ BioLib
  3. ^ TITAN database