Pseudomacrochenus wusuae

Pseudomacrochenus wusuae is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. They are found in Sichuan, China.[2]

Pseudomacrochenus wusuae
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P. wusuae
Binomial name
Pseudomacrochenus wusuae
He, Liu & Wang, 2017[1]

Life cycle

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As larvae, Pseudomacrochenus wusuae spend their time living in dead wood. Little is known of their early life, but they are known to spend around 28 days in their last instar before pupating. They will stay as a pupa for another roughly 31 days before emerging as an adult. Their only known host plant is Craspedolobium unijugum.[3]

References

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  1. ^ He, Li; Liu, Bin; Wang, Cheng-Bin (2017). "Pseudomacrochenus wusuae sp. n., a new species from Sichuan, China (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae)". ZooKeys (656): 111–121. doi:10.3897/zookeys.656.11676. PMC 5345364. PMID 28331404.
  2. ^ - Pseudomacrochenus. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
  3. ^ - Pseudomacrochenus. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.