Acanthesthes amycteroides

Acanthesthes amycteroides
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Acanthesthes
Species:
A. amycteroides
Binomial name
Acanthesthes amycteroides
(White, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Acanthesthes heros (Pascoe, 1864)
  • Acanthesthes spinosa Breuning, 1939
  • Phantasis heros Pascoe, 1864
  • Phantasis tuberculifera Thomson, 1865
  • Phrissoma amycteroides White, 1858

Acanthesthes amycteroides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.[1][2][3] It was described by Adam White in 1858. It is known from South Africa.[1][2][3]

Acanthesthes amycteroides measure 17–29 mm (0.67–1.14 in) in length.[2]

The junior synonym A. spinosa's type location is Port Natal and its initial description listed a length of 21 mm and a width of 9 mm.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Acanthesthes amycteroides (White, 1858)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Acanthesthes amycteroides (White, 1858)". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Acanthesthes amycteroides (White, 1858)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ^ Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. Vol. 5. Riga: Liepājas Burtnieks. pp. 144–290 [154].