Scatopyrodes angustus

Scatopyrodes angustus
Male and female from Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Scatopyrodes
Species:
S. angustus
Binomial name
Scatopyrodes angustus
(Taschenberg, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Mallaspis praecellens Bates, 1871
  • Pyrodes angustus Taschenberg, 1870

Scatopyrodes angustus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

Description

These large beetles are sexually dimorphic. The males are greenish-brown, while the females are much larger than males and have a more evidently green reflection. They are commonly nocturnal and borers whose larvae feed on rotting wood or roots.

Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.

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