Lagocheirus araneiformis

Lagocheirus araneiformis is a species of longhorn beetle of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.[1]

Lagocheirus araneiformis
Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Lagocheirus
Species:
L. araneiformis
Binomial name
Lagocheirus araneiformis
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx araneiformis Linnaeus, 1767
  • Lagochirus araneiformis (Linnaeus) Horn, 1880

Subspecies
  • Lagocheirus araneiformis araneiformis (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Lagocheirus araneiformis curacaoensis Gilmour, 1968
  • Lagocheirus araneiformis flavolineatus Aurivillius, 1921
  • Lagocheirus araneiformis fulvescens Dillon, 1957
  • Lagocheirus araneiformis guadeloupensis Dillon, 1957
  • Lagocheirus araneiformis insulorum Dillon, 1957
  • Lagocheirus araneiformis stroheckeri Dillon, 1956
  • Lagocheirus araneiformis ypsilon (Voet, 1778)

Description

Lagocheirus araneiformis can reach a length of 20–28 millimetres (0.79–1.10 in). The basic coloration of these longhorn beetles is grey brown. They are considered a pest of cassava (Manihot esculenta) and sugar cane (Saccharum species).

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Ecuador, Honduras, Antilles, Peru and Venezuela.

References
  1. Lagocheirus araneiformis at ITIS.


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