Dorysthenes buquetii

Dorysthenes buquetii, the sugarcane longhorn stemborer, is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Prioninae.

Dorysthenes buquetii
Museum specimen of Dorysthenes buqueti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Prioninae
Tribe:	Prionini
Genus:	Dorysthenes
Species:	D. buquetii
Binomial name
Dorysthenes buquetii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
Lophosternus buquetii Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Description

Dorysthenes buquetii can reach a body length of about 38–41 millimetres (1.5–1.6 in) and a body width of about 14–16 millimetres (0.55–0.63 in). Color may be brownish, reddish brown or shiny brown, with an elongate body and long filiform antennae. Adults are nocturnal. They usually emerge between April–June following rainfall. This species is considered a pest of sugarcane and bamboo. Larvae dig in cane stubble causing severe damage, leading to the death of plants.

Distribution

This species can be found in India, Java, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar.

Taxonomy

The protonym is Lophosternus Buquetii Guérin-Méneville, 1844: 209. Therefore the spelling buquetii (with terminus -ii) reflects the original spelling and there is no justification via prevailing usage etc to prefer later amended spellings such as buqueti.

References

• Biolib
• Dossier on Dorysthenes buqueti as a Pest of Sugarcane