Monochamus ruspator is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781, originally under the genus Lamia. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa, and is also present in Kazakhstan.[1]

Monochamus ruspator
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Monochamus
Species:
M. ruspator
Binomial name
Monochamus ruspator
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx ruspator (Fabricius) Gmelin, 1790
  • Lamia nubifer Gyllenhal, 1817
  • Lamia ruspator Fabricius, 1781
  • Monochamus gabonicus Thomson, 1858
  • Murzinia karatauensis Lazarev, 2011

Subspecies

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  • Monochamus ruspator ruandae Breuning, 1955
  • Monochamus ruspator ruspator (Fabricius, 1781)

Varietas

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  • Monochamus ruspator var. basalis (Chevrolat, 1857)
  • Monochamus ruspator var. dentipes (Gyllenhal, 1817)

References

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