Acanthophorus

Acanthophorus is a genus of prionine longhorn beetles from the Indian subcontinent. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Acanthophorus serraticornis. Other species that were formerly included in the genus are now placed in other genera.

Acanthophorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Tribe: Acanthophorini
Genus: Acanthophorus
Audinet-Serville, 1832
Species:
A. serraticornis
Binomial name
Acanthophorus serraticornis
(Olivier, 1795)

Growing to nearly 10 cm (4 in) long, they are among the largest beetles of India.[1] These beetles are reddish to brownish. The mandibles vary in size with some males having much larger mandibles than the females. These bear two to three strong teeth from midway to the tip. The antennae are twelve segmented with the fifth to the eleventh having a spiny outgrowth at the tip.[2]

References
  1. Delahaye, Norbert; Goonatilake, Manori; Silva, Madhuka (2011). "Etude du genre Acanthophorus Audinet-Serville, 1832, et première capture d'A. serraticornis (Olivier, 1795) au Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 116 (3): 329–335.
  2. Stebbing, E.P. (1914). Indian Forest Insects of Economic Importance. Coleoptera. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. pp. 277–278.
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