Rhopalophora serripennis
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| Family: | Cerambycidae
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| Species: | R. serripennis
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| Rhopalophora serripennis Giesbert & Chemsak, 1993
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Rhopalophora serripennis' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Giesbert and Chemsak in 1993.[1]
Appearance[]
Rhopalophora serripennis is a black beetle with a red prothorax. Its body is long and narrow and between 5-9 mm in length. Males and females appear similar, although only males have white pubescence on their abdomen. R. serripennis may be mistaken for R. punctatipennis and R. miniatocollis, two similar species.[2]
Range[]
Rhopalophora serripennis is found in central and southwestern Mexico, as far north as Nayarit and as far south as Chiapas.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
- ^ a b Giesbert, Edmund F.; Chemsak, John A. (1993-03-01). "A Review of the Rhopalophorini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of North and Central America". Insecta Mundi. 7 (1–2): 17–18 – via Florida Online Journals.
Categories:
- Rhopalophora
- Beetles described in 1993
- Rhopalophorini stubs