Prosoplus bankii

Prosoplus bankii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Prosoplus
Species: P. bankii
Binomial name
Prosoplus bankii
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Prosoplus iratus (Pascoe, 1862)
  • Acanthocinus hollandicus Boisduval in d´Urville, 1835
  • Aegomomus musivus Pascoe, 1864
  • Lamia bankii Fabricius, 1775
  • Micracantha nutans Sharp, 1878
  • Coptops abdominalis White, 1858
  • Nyphona insularis Pascoe, 1859
  • Niphona miscella Pascoe, 1863
  • Niphona irata Pascoe, 1862
  • Niphona torosa Pascoe, 1864

Prosoplus bankii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, originally under the genus Lamia. It is known from Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, Micronesia, New Guinea, Hawaii, Moluccas, Sumatra, Vietnam, and has been introduced into Japan. It feeds on Agave sisalana.[1]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Prosoplus bankii. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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