Aeolesthes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.[1]
| Aeolesthes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Cerambycinae |
| Tribe: | Cerambycini |
| Genus: | Aeolesthes Gahan, 1890 |
The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia and Australia.[1]
Taxonomy
editThe limits of the genus were redefined in 2017, removing most of the species formerly in the genus, and placing them into other genera, such as Derolus, Dymasius, Pseudaeolesthes, and Trirachys.[1]
Species
edit- Aeolesthes aurifaber (White, 1853)
- Aeolesthes bilobulartus (Gressitt & Rondon, 1970)
- Aeolesthes gloriosa (Aurivillius, 1924)
- Aeolesthes vietnamensis Vitali, Gouverneur & Chemin, 2017
References
edit- ^ a b c Vitali, F., Gouverneur, X. & Chemin, G. 2017. Revision of the tribe Cerambycini: redefinition of the genera Trirachys Hope, 1843, Aeolesthes Gahan, 1890 and Pseudaeolesthes Plavilstshikov, 1931 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Les Cahiers Magellanes 26: 40-65.