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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Cerambycinae |
| Tribe: | Achrysonini |
| Genus: | Allogaster Thomson, 1864 |
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
editThese 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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