Purpuricenus laetus
Appearance
Purpuricenus laetus | |
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A female specimen from Mtwara, Tanzania – dorsal and ventral aspects | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Purpuricenus |
Species: | P. laetus
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Binomial name | |
Purpuricenus laetus (Thomson, 1864)
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Synonyms | |
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Purpuricenus laetus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Subspecies
[edit]- Purpuricenus laetus congoanus (Aurivillius, 1911)
- Purpuricenus laetus cubalicus Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus fuelleborni Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus glauningi Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus kambanus Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus laetus (Thomson, 1864)
- Purpuricenus laetus lengerkeni Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus machadoi Lepesme, 1947
Description
[edit]Purpuricenus laetus can reach a length of about 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in)
Distribution
[edit]This species is present in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
References
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