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| Allogaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Cerambycinae |
| Tribe: | Achrysonini |
| Genus: | Allogaster Thomson, 1864 |
Allogaster is a genus of beetles in the longhorn beetle family. Its first appearance was believed to be around 125.45 million years ago. They are mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
These beetles tend to be medium-sized, with gray or brown wooden bucks and long antennae. The antennae tends to be longer than the body.
Species
[edit]These eight species belong to the genus Allogaster:[2][3][4]
- Allogaster aethiopicus Adlbauer, 1999 (Eritrea, Ethiopia)
- Allogaster bicolor Duffy, 1952 (DR Congo)
- Allogaster drumonti Adlbauer, 2010 (DR Congo)
- Allogaster geniculatus Thomson, 1864 (sub-Saharan Africa)
- Allogaster inarmatus Adlbauer, 2019 (Mozambique)
- Allogaster niger Jordan, 1894 (Nigeria)
- Allogaster nigripennis Aurivillius, 1915 (Sudan)
- Allogaster unicolor Gahan, 1890 (Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, and South Africa)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Allogaster - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Allogaster Thomson, 1864". Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "GBIF, Allogaster". Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World". Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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