Acalolepta fasciata

Acalolepta fasciata is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Xavier Montrouzier in 1855. It is known from Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Indonesia, Samoa, Australia, the Solomon Islands, Moluccas, and possibly Sulawesi. It feeds on trees such as Hevea brasiliensis, Artocarpus altilis, and Ficus watkinsiana. It reaches a length of between 12 to 22 cm (4.7 to 8.7 in).[1]

Acalolepta fasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Acalolepta
Species:
A. fasciata
Binomial name
Acalolepta fasciata
(Montrouzier, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Acalolepta fasciata aurivaria (Gressitt, 1952)
  • Dihammus fasciatus (Montrouzier, 1855)
  • Dihammus fasciatus aurivarius Gressitt, 1952
  • Lamia (Monohammus) fasciata Montrouzier, 1855
  • Monochamus (Lamia) fasciata (Montrouzier, 1855)
  • Monochamus captiosus Pascoe, 1866
  • Monochamus uraeus Pascoe, 1866
  • Dihammus magneticus (Pascoe)
  • Monochamus acanthias (Pascoe)

References
  1. "Acalolepta fasciata". BioLib. Retrieved 8 September 2014.


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