Psalidognathus friendii

Psalidognathus friendii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Psalidognathus
Species:	P. friendii
Binomial name
	Psalidognathus friendii; Gray in Griffith, 1831

Psalidognathus friendii is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.^[2]

Description

Psalidognathus friendii can reach a length of 66 millimetres (2.6 in).^[3] The surface of the elytra may be metallic brown, green or bluish. The head and the prothorax are spiny and the mandibles are very large.

Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Gray, G. 1831. Plates 6 and 14 (Psalidognathus Friendii). The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary addition to each order (inserted in “Supplement on insects in general” 14: 29-123).
^ Encyclopedia of life
^ ^a ^b Coleoptera Atlas
^ Cerambycoidea

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[1] Gray, G. 1831. Plates 6 and 14 (Psalidognathus Friendii). The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary addition to each order (inserted in “Supplement on insects in general” 14: 29-123).

[2] Encyclopedia of life

[AA-3] Coleoptera Atlas

[4] Cerambycoidea

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