Cleptometopus enganensis

Cleptometopus enganensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gahan in 1907.[1] In Indonesia, this species is found in Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. It lives among leaf litter.

Cleptometopus enganensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Cleptometopus
Species:
C. enganensis
Binomial name
Cleptometopus enganensis
Gahan, 1907

They are dark brown and the head has two ocelli.

They have a hearing range of 60 m and a visual range of 10–20 m. They fly rapidly and feed on decaying vegetative matter and insects.

They are associated with the ebony trees and the iris tree.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Cleptometopus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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