Phryneta verrucosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It is known from Equatorial Guinea, and was introduced into Barbados, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1]

Phryneta verrucosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Phryneta
Species:
P. verrucosa
Binomial name
Phryneta verrucosa
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx sternutator (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Cerambyx verrucosus Drury, 1773
  • Lamia squamata Goeze, 1777
  • Lamia sternutator Fabricius, 1775
  • Lamia verrucosa (Drury, 1773)
  • Phryneta melanoptera Thomson, 1878
  • Phryneta viettei Villiers, 1957
  • Lamia verrucata (Drury, 1773) (misspelling)

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Phryneta verrucosa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.