Taeniotes scalatus

Taeniotes scalatus is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae.[1]

Taeniotes scalatus
Museum specimen of Taeniotes scalatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cerambycoidea
Family:
Cerambycidae
Subfamily:
Lamiinae
Genus:
Taeniotes
Species:
T. scalatus
Binomial name
Taeniotes scalatus
(Gmelin, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx scalaris Fabricius, 1781 nec Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cerambyx scalatus Gmelin, 1790
  • Taeniotes scalaris (Fabricius) Lacordaire, 1869
  • Taeniotes scalaris var. azoricus Kolbe, 1877
  • Taeniotes suturalis Thomson, 1857

Description

Taeniotes scalatus can reach a length of 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). Basic color of body is black, with a yellow dorsal streak and small spots. Larval host plants are cultivated figs (Ficus carica), Artocarpus altilis, Artocarpus integrifolia, Brosimum utile, Castilla elastica, Morus alba and Coffea arabica.[2] These nocturnal flat-faced longhorn beetles can be found all year round, especially from March to June.[3]

Distribution

This species is very common and widely distributed in the Azores, in the Nearctic realm, in Mexico, and in Central America and northern South America (Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela).[1][2][4][5][6]

Bibliography
  • Miguel A. Monné (2005): Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part II. Subfamily Lamiinae
  • Tavakilian, G. and Chevillotte, H. (2012) Titan: base de données internationales sur les Cerambycidae ou Longicornes.

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Monné MA, & CS Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, Vesperidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(1): 34-120.
  3. Lasse Hubweber Longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) of the Golfo Dulce region, Costa Rica
  4. Fauna europaea
  5. Miguel A. Monné, and Larry G. Bezark Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere
  6. Catalogue of life


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