Monochamus adamitus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1857. It is known from Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, the Ivory Coast, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.[1]

Monochamus adamitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Monochamus
Species:
M. adamitus
Binomial name
Monochamus adamitus
Thomson, 1857
Synonyms
  • Quasiochamus adamitus (Thomson) Dillon & Dillon, 1961

Subspecies

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  • Monochamus adamitus adamitus Thomson, 1857
  • Monochamus adamitus gazensis (Dillon & Dillon, 1961)
  • Monochamus adamitus nyassensis Gahan, 1888
  • Monochamus adamitus pannulatus (Quedenfeldt, 1882)
  • Monochamus adamitus proximus Breuning, 1935
  • Monochamus adamitus schoutedeni Breuning, 1935

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Monochamus adamitus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.