Biology:Acalolepta mixta

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Short description: Species of beetle

Acalolepta mixta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Acalolepta
Species:
A. mixta
Binomial name
Acalolepta mixta
(Hope, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Dihammus mixtus (Hope, 1841)
  • Monohammus mixtus Hope, 1841
  • Acalolepta mixtus (Hope, 1841) (misspelling)
  • Acalolepta bispinosa (Breuning, 1935)
  • Acalolepta bispinosipennis Breuning, 1969
  • Acalolepta savoensis Breuning, 1979
  • Acalolepta sumbawana Breuning, 1969
  • Dihammus bispinosus Breuning, 1935

Acalolepta mixta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Frederick William Hope in 1841, originally under the genus Monohammus. It is known from Australia , and was introduced to the Solomon Islands, Indonesia (Sulawesi, Sumbawa, Savu), Singapore and Vietnam. It feeds on Theobroma cacao, Adansonia digitata, Mangifera indica, Excoecaria agallocha, and Moringa oleifera.[1]

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Acalolepta mixta. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

Wikidata ☰ Q14828597 entry