Tragocephala nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Tragocephala
Species:
T. nobilis
Binomial name
Tragocephala nobilis
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Lamia nobilis Fabricius, 1787
  • Cerambyx nobilis (Fabricius) Gmelin, 1790
  • Tragocephala nobilis m. postnigra Breuning, 1967
  • Tragocephala nobilis m. duploconnata Breuning, 1966
  • Tragocephala nobilis m. rufescens Breuning, 1967
  • Saperda laeta Fabricius, 1801

Tragocephala nobilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787, originally under the genus Lamia. It has a wide distribution in Africa. It feeds on Coffea arabica. It is preyed on by the parasitic wasp Aprostocetus lamiicidus, and the parasitic fly Billaea vanemdeni.[1]

Varietas

  • Tragocephala nobilis var. bifasciata Baguena Corella, 1952
  • Tragocephala nobilis var. fasciata Kolbe, 1893
  • Tragocephala nobilis var. chloris Chevrolat, 1858
  • Tragocephala nobilis var. diamenta Gilmour, 1956
  • Tragocephala nobilis var. fuscovelutina Fairmaire, 1893
  • Tragocephala nobilis var. basosuturalis Gilmour, 1956
  • Tragocephala nobilis var. galathea Chevrolat, 1855
  • Tragocephala nobilis var. fontanai Baguena, 1942

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Tragocephala nobilis. Retrieved 8 September 2014.


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