Phantasis avernica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1865. It has a wide distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2]

Phantasis avernica
Phantasis avernica, Zambia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Phantasini
Genus: Phantasis
Species:
P. avernica
Binomial name
Phantasis avernica
Thomson, 1865

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Phantasis avernica:

  • Phantasis avernica avernica
  • Phantasis avernica sansibarica (Harold, 1878) (Kenya, Tanzanie, Somalie)

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Phantasis avernica. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World". Retrieved 2024-07-06.