Dysthaeta naevia
| Dysthaeta naevia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Dysthaeta |
| Species: | D. naevia
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysthaeta naevia Olliff, 1888
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Dysthaeta naevia is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Olliff in 1888. It is known from Norfolk Island.[1][2]
Description
Dysthaeta naevia adults are 15-17 mm in length and moderately convex in shape. Overall, they are dark in colour with pubescence on the head, antennae, prothorax, scutellum, underside and legs.[3]
The head has a strongly marked median line. The antennae are about as long as the body, dark, and with grey pubescence on segments 3-11.[3]
The prothorax is transverse in shape, and has a pair of tubercles laterally and a second pair dorsally. The scutellum is rounded posteriorly. The tibiae of the legs are dark basally.[3]
The elytra at their bases are much wider than the prothorax, but become narrower posteriorly. Each elytron has a conspicuous tubercle in the middle near the base (distinguishing it from the related D. anomala). The basal halves of the elytra are coarsely and sparsely punctured, becoming almost impunctate posteriorly.[3]
References
- ^ Wells, Alice (6 Jan 2014). "Species Dysthaeta naevia Olliff, 1888". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ BioLib.cz - Dysthaeta naevia. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d Olliff, A.S. (1888). "Report on a small zoological collection from Norfolk Island. IV. Insecta". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 2: 1001–1014. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.29223.