Orthomegas cinnamomeus is a species of beetle in the genus Orthomegas of the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[1] It is found in Hispaniola, Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Orthomegas |
| Species: | O. cinnamomeus
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| Orthomegas cinnamomeus | |
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Description
editGeneral colour like that of cinnamon. Head covered with hair in front. Eyes black, extending almost round the head, being only separated both above and beneath by a narrow space. Antennae shorter than the body; flattened towards the tips. Thorax thin on the sides, and margined; having two spines, the posterior largest; and on the top are two round tubercles, covered with very short fine hairs or down. Scutellum small and rounded. Elytra margined deeply on the sides, but more faintly at the suture, extending beyond the anus; having a small spine at their extremities, where they are nearly as broad as at the thorax; clothed with exceedingly short fine hairs, as are likewise the abdomen and breast. Tibiae with two spurs. Body length 2+1⁄4 inches (57 mm).[2]
References
edit- ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved 22 May 2012. Archived 27 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 1. p. 85. pl. XL.