Psalidognathus friendi

Psalidognathus friendi is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.[2]

Psalidognathus friendi
Psalidognathus friendi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cerambycoidea
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Psalidognathus
Species:
P. friendi
Binomial name
Psalidognathus friendi
Gray in Griffith, 1831[1]

Description

Psalidognathus friendi can reach a length of 66 millimetres (2.6 in).[3] The surfaceof the elytra may be metallic brown, green or bluish. The head and the prothorax are spiny and the mandibles are very large.

Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.[3][4]

References
  1. Gray, G. 1831. Plates 6 and 14 (Psalidognathus Friendii). The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary addition to each order (inserted in “Supplement on insects in general” 14: 29-123).
  2. Encyclopedia of life
  3. Coleoptera Atlas
  4. Cerambycoidea
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