Autocrates aeneus is a species of Trictenotomidae found along the Himalayas from India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. Males have larger mandibles which are sinuous.[1]
| Autocrates aeneus | |
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| Autocrates aeneus (male) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Trictenotomidae |
| Genus: | Autocrates |
| Species: | A. aeneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Autocrates aeneus (Westwood 1846)
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The species, originally described as Trictenotoma aenea by Westwood in 1846 is the type for the family. A specimen was first exhibited in 1846 by a Captain Parry whose collections had been examined by Westwood and the authorship is sometimes incorrectly attributed to Parry.[2]
References
edit- ^ Descarpentries, André; Villiers, André (1973). "Notes sur le genre Autocrates [Col. Trictenotomidae]". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 78: 253–256.
- ^ Westwood, J. O. (1846). "[Entomological Society meeting June 2nd - The Rev. F.W. Hope, President, in the Chair]". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 18: 353.