Dinocephalus ornatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Louis Péringuey in 1899. It is known from Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, Malawi, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Zambia. It contains the varietas Dinocephalus ornatus var. nigroannulatus.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Dinocephalus |
| Species: | D. ornatus
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| Dinocephalus ornatus | |
References
edit- ^ Péringuey, L. (1899). "Fifth Contribution to the South African Coleopterous Fauna; being Descriptions of New Species, chiefly in the Collection of the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 1 (2): 323–324. – Pl. 7, Figs. 2, 2a.
- ^ BioLib.cz - Dinocephalus ornatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.