Prosoplus dentatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1792. It is known from Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion, and Madagascar. It contains the varietas Prosoplus dentatus var. ochreomaculatus.[1]

Prosoplus dentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Pteropliini
Genus: Prosoplus
Species:
P. dentatus
Binomial name
Prosoplus dentatus
(Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Lamia spinipes (Olivier, 1795)
  • Lamia dentata Olivier, 1792
  • Cerambix spinipes Olivier, 1795
  • Micracantha madecassa Künckel, 1890
  • Micracantha desjardinsii Fairmaire, 1889

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Prosoplus dentatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.