Zonopterus consanguineus

Zonopterus consanguineus
A specimen from Bangalore
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Tribe: Callichromatini
Genus: Zonopterus
Species: Z. consanguineus
Binomial name
Zonopterus consanguineus
Ritsema, 1889

Zonopterus consanguineus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Like other beetles in the tribe Callichromatini it is brightly coloured with orange bands on black. It is very similar to Zonopterus flavitarsis which is found in northeastern India but has the first five or sixe antennal segments black and the anterior band is narrower. The elytra sometimes shows a bluish tint at the apex. The species has been recorded from peninsular India.[1]

References

  1. Gahan, C.J. (1906). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Coleoptera. Volume I. Cerambycidae. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 191-192.
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