Xixuthrus heros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Cerambycidae
Subfamilia: Prioninae
Tribus: Macrotomini
Subtribus: Xixuthrina
Genus: Xixuthrus
Subgenus: Xixuthrus (Xixuthrus)
Species: Xixuthrus heros

Name

Xixuthrus heros Graeffe, 1868

  • Type locality: Fiji islands: Viti Levu.
  • Holotype: male; coll. E.H. Gaeffe, ex collection Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy, Department of Entomology, Museum of Victoria.

Synonyms

  • Macrotoma heros Graeffe, 1868 (Original combination)

References

Primary references

  • Graeffe, E. 1868. Reise im Innern der Insel Viti-Levu. Neujahrsblatt der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 70: 1–48, 1 pl. PDF Reference page. : 47, pl. 1, fig. 3
  • Evenhuis, N.L. 2007. Note: Clarification of the Authorship of Xixuthrus heros (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 91: 39–42. PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: giant Fijian long-horned beetle
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