Glenea caninia

Glenea caninia is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Heller in 1926 on the basis of a specimen obtained from Karwar by T.R.D. Bell. It is known from peninsular India in the Western Ghats and associated mountain forests.

Glenea caninia
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G. caninia
Binomial name
Glenea caninia
Heller, 1926[1]
Synonyms

Glenea travancorana

These beetles are about 1.1 to 1.5 cm long. The forehead and cheeks clothed in yellowish white pubescence. The elytra have a broad post-median band of yellow hairs. The species is closely related to G. galathea of which this was once considered as a subspecies.[2]

References

  1. Heller K. M. (1926). "Neue, altweltliche Bockkäfer". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 69: 19–150.
  2. Lin, Meiying; Tavakilian, Gerard; Montreuil, Olivier; Yang, Xingke (2009). "A study on the Indiana & galathea species-group of the genus Glenea, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Saperdini)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. New Series. 45 (2): 157–176. doi:10.1080/00379271.2009.10697599.


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