| Phrynocris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Tribe: | Hesperophanini |
| Genus: | Phrynocris Bates, 1867 |
| Species: | P. notabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynocris notabilis Bates, 1867 | |
Phrynocris notabilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Phrynocris. The species was originally described by Henry Walter Bates in 1867.
Phrynocris notabilis is a beetle that is primarily found in the northern part of South America and Central America.
The species have been observed in Costa Rica, French Guiana and Brazil
Phrynocris notabilis is a Monotypic taxon which was described in 1867.
Phrynocris, n. g.
Body elongated, sub-depressed. Muzzle short, eyes coarsely facetted; antenniferous tubercles
prominent. Antennæ elongated, filiform, unarmed; basal joint with a tubercle near the apex
beneath. Thorax sub-quadrate, armed on each side with a spine. Elytra prolonged at the apex,
and each terminating gradually in a sharp spine; surface punctured, and with rows of small
tubercles. Legs stout, thighs large and strongly clavate.
Ph. notabillis, n. sp. 10 lines. ♂. Head and thorax coarsely and scantily
tomentose, rest of the body clothed with short hairs. Thorax uneven, and covered
with small scattered tubercles. Reddish-tawny. Thorax with the depressed parts
black. Elytra ornamented with three strongly undulated black belts, the apex also
black; surface shining, punctured and roughened with three or four rows of
small tubercles; tips of thighs and tibiae black.