Batocera wallacei
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Cerambycidae - Batocera wallacei.JPG
| image_caption = Batocera wallacei. Mounted specimen at the National Museum (Prague)
| genus = Batocera
| species = wallacei
| authority = Thomson, 1858
| synonyms =
- Batocera proserpina Thomson, 1865
- Batocera phorkyas Kriesche, 1928
}}
Batocera wallacei, common name Wallace's long-horn beetle, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. The species name honors Alfred Russel Wallace, who discovered this longhorn beetle on the Aru Islands in Indonesia. It was named after him by James Thomson in 1858.
Description
Batocera wallacei is a huge long-horn beetle reaching about {{convert|80|-|85|mm}} of length in the males, while the females are smaller. The length of the antenna may reach about {{convert|215|-|230|mm}} in the males. The basic colour of the body is greenish-brownish or grey with whitish dorsal patches on the elytra. The larvae are nearly four inches long.
Distribution
This quite common species can be found in Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea and the Moluccas (Aru Island, Kei Island) .
Gallery
File:Batocera wallacei2.jpg| Illustration of Batocera wallacei from Archives entomologiques, ou, Recueil contenant des illustrations d'insectes nouveaux ou rares (1857)
File:Batocera wallacei Pair.JPG| Batocera wallacei. Pair ex coll. Felix Stumpe
File:Batocera wallacei Female.JPG| Female of Batocera wallacei ex coll. Felix Stumpe
File:Batocera wallacei.jpg| Batocera wallacei from Indonesia, Batanta Isl
References
- [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id55588/ Biolib]
- W. J. Rainbow - [http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/16722/1160_complete.pdf Larva and Pupa of Batocera Wallacei, Thoms] - Records of the Australian Museum
- James Thomson [https://archive.org/stream/archivesentomolo12thom#page/24/mode/2up/search/batocera+wallacei Archives entomologiques, ou, Recueil contenant des illustrations d'insectes nouveaux ou rares (1857) ]
External links
- [http://www.cerambycoidea.com/specieric.asp?Tipo=R&RIC=Batocera wallacei Cerambycoidea]
- [http://wallacefund.info/wallaces-longhorn-beetle-batocera-wallacei-copyright-national-museum-wales-fred-edwards Wallace Fund] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525204911/http://wallacefund.info/wallaces-longhorn-beetle-batocera-wallacei-copyright-national-museum-wales-fred-edwards |date=2012-05-25 }}
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