Microarthron is a genus of longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Microarthron komaroffi.[1] It is native to Central Asia and is found in the deserts of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Males measure up to 19 mm, while females measure up to 47 mm.[2]
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| Female (top) and male (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Prioninae |
| Tribe: | Prionini |
| Genus: | Microarthron Pic, 1900 |
| Species: | M. komaroffi
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| Microarthron komaroffi (Dohrn, 1885)
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References
edit- ^ "Cerambycidae Catalog (Old World)". bezbycids.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ Staněk JV: Chrząszcze. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Delta W-Z", 1990, ss. 254-256. ISBN 83-85817-29-8.