Microarthron

Microarthron komaroffi
Female (top) and male (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Tribe: Prionini
Genus: Microarthron
Pic, 1900
Species:
M. komaroffi
Binomial name
Microarthron komaroffi
(Dohrn, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Prionus komarowi Pic, 1898
  • Microarthron komarowi (Pic, 1898)
  • Prionus (Polyarthron) komarovi Semenov, 1935

Microarthron is a genus of longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Microarthron komaroffi. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Cerambycidae Catalog (Old World)". bezbycids.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. ↑ Staněk JV: Chrząszcze. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Delta W-Z", 1990, ss. 254-256. ISBN 83-85817-29-8.