Biology:Cacosceles

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Cacosceles
Cacosceles oedipus00.jpg
Cacosceles oedipus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Tribe: Cacoscelini
Genus: Cacosceles
Newman, 1838
Synonyms
  • Pithanotes Newman 1840

Cacosceles is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in southern Africa.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Cacosceles:[2][3]

  • Cacosceles gracilis Lackerbeck, 2000
  • Cacosceles latus Waterhouse, 1881
  • Cacosceles newmannii (Thomson, 1877)
  • Cacosceles oedipus Newman, 1838
Cacosceles newmannii larva

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14840900 entry