Tragidion coquus is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.[1][2]
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| Tragidion coquus, Colorado | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Tragidion |
| Species: | T. coquus
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| Tragidion coquus | |
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Individuals of this species have a black head and pronotum, with highly variable amounts of orange on the elytra, ranging from almost completely orange to black.[3]
Tragidion coquus was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The specific epithet is sometimes misspelled as "coquum", but it is a noun[4] and must retain the spelling "coquus" under the ICZN.[5]
References
edit- ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World". Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Tragidion coquus". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Tragidion coquus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ coquus in Wiktionary
- ^ ICZN Code Online