Aphrodisium griffithi, the Veined Capricornbeetle, is a species of round-necked longhorn beetles of the subfamily Cerambycinae.
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Aphrodisium griffithi Hope, 1840
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Description
editAphrodisium griffithi can reach a body length of about 45–47 millimetres (1.8–1.9 in) and a body width of about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Head, prothorax, antennae and legs are reddish brown. Elytra are violaceous black, with dark brown tomentum and show two transversal fulvous bands.
Distribution
editThis species can be found in Vietnam.
References
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- Cerambycidae Catalog
- Discover Life
- Charles Joseph Gahan - THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, CEYLON AND BURMA. Vol. I