Tragocephala variegata
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| Museum specimen of Tragocephala variegata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Tragocephala |
| Species: | T. variegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tragocephala variegata Bertoloni, 1849
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Tragocephala variegata, the longhorn shoot borer, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Varietas
- Tragocephala variegata var. albida Aurivillius, 1923
- Tragocephala variegata var. chevrolatii White, 1856
- Tragocephala variegata var. kaslica Thomson, 1878
- Tragocephala variegata var. nigropunctata Harold, 1878
- Tragocephala variegata var. sulphurea Breuning, 1934
- Tragocephala variegata var. vittata (Fåhraeus, 1872)
Description
Tragocephala variegata can reach a body length of about 17–26 millimetres (0.67–1.02 in). These longhorn beetles have yellow elytra with irregular black markings. Pronotum is divided by a central longitudinal yellow stripe.
These beetles feed on Baobab (Adansonia digitata), Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata), Mango (Mangifera indica), Blackeyed Pea (Vigna unguiculata), Senegal Mahogany (Khaya senegalensis).
Distribution
This species can be found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but there have been minor sightings in other Central African countries.
References
- Biolib
- Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo Gallery
- Lamiaires du Monde
- Hans G. Schabel Forest Entomology in East Africa: Forest Insects of Tanzania