Acalolepta australis

Acalolepta australis is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.

Acalolepta australis
Acalolepta australis from New Guinea. Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Acalolepta
Species:	A. australis
Binomial name
Acalolepta australis (Boisduval, 1835)
Synonyms
Dihammus australis (Boisduval) Breuning, 1944 Dihammus longicornis (Thomson) Thomson, 1864 Dihammus rex Kriesche, 1940 Monochamus australis Boisduval, 1835 Monochamus longicornis Thomson, 1857

Description

Acalolepta australis is the largest species of the genus, reaching about 26–44 millimetres (1.0–1.7 in) in length. The basic colour is blackish or reddish brown. Antennomeres I-III and the base of tibias show black spots.

Main host plants are Anisoptera polyandra, Araucaria cunninghamii, Hevea brasiliensis, Terminalia kaernbachii and Theobroma cacao.

Distribution

This species can be found in northern Australia, Moluccas, New Ireland (island), New Britain and New Guinea.

List of subspecies

• Acalolepta australis australis (Boisduval, 1835)
• Acalolepta australis keyensis Breuning, 1965
• Acalolepta australis orientalis Breuning, 1982
• Acalolepta australis parcepuncticollis Breuning, 1973
• Acalolepta australis saintaignani Breuning, 1970

References

• F. Vitali Notes on the genus Acalolepta Pascoe, 1858 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Indonesian Papua and the Moluccas
• Biolib

External links

• Cerambycoidea