Callipogon barbatum

Callipogon barbatus
Male and female from Guatemala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Callipogon
Species:
C. barbatus
Binomial name
Callipogon barbatus
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
List
  • Callipogon friedlaenderi Nonfried, 1892
  • Callipogon hauseri Nonfried, 1892
  • Cerambyx barbatus Gmelin, 1790
  • Prionus barbatus Fabricius, 1781

Callipogon barbatum is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Prioninae of the family Cerambycidae.

Description

Callipogon barbatum reaches a length of about 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in) in females, about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in males. Head and pronotum are black, covered with white-yellowish hairs. Elytra are reddish-brown or light brown with a reddish tinge. The males have well-developed mandibles, with long light brown and red hairs. The mandibles of females are much shorter than the in males. Antennae are dark brown, up to 80 millimetres (3.1 in) long.

Distribution

This species occurs from Mexico through Central America to Panama.

References


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