Purpuricenus laetus
Museum specimen of Purpuricenus laetus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Purpuricenus
Species:
P. laetus
Binomial name
Purpuricenus laetus
(Thomson, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Philagathes laetus Thomson, 1864

Purpuricenus laetus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Subspecies

  • 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

Purpuricenus laetus can reach a length of about 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in)

Distribution

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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