Phytoecia melanocephala

Phytoecia melanocephala is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787, originally under the genus Saperda. It is known from Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Sicily, and Tunisia.[1]

Phytoecia melanocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Saperdini
Genus: Phytoecia
Species:
P. melanocephala
Binomial name
Phytoecia melanocephala
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Saperda melanocephala Fabricius, 1787
  • Blepisanis melanocephala (Fabricius) Sama, 1988
  • Phytoecia rubricollis Lucas, 1849

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Phytoecia melanocephala. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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