Epectasis juncea

Epectasis juncea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Epectasis
Species:
E. juncea
Binomial name
Epectasis juncea
(Newman, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Epectasis attenuata Bates, 1866
  • Epectasis grossepunctata Breuning, 1942
  • Saperda juncea Newman, 1840

Epectasis juncea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the type species of its genus. It was described by Newman in 1840, originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution between Central and South America, with records from Mexico (Veracruz), Guatemala, Nicaragua (Chontales, Matagalpa), Honduras, Costa Rica (Alajuela, Guanacaste, Puntarenas), Panama (Panama, Colón, Bocas del Toro, Chriquí, Panama Oeste), Ecuador, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná), Peru and Bolivia (Santa Cruz).

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Epectasis juncea. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Juliani, J.; Botero, J. P.; Monné, M. L.; Linzmeier, A. M. (2026). "Filling knowledge gaps: Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from southwestern Paraná, with new geographical records for Paraná and Brazil". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 8, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.