Phoracantha
| Phoracantha | |
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| Phoracantha obscura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Cerambycinae |
| Tribe: | Phoracanthini |
| Genus: | Phoracantha Newman, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Stenocorus semipunctatus Fabricius, 1775
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phoracantha is a genus of longhorn beetles native to Australia and New Guinea. Species in this genus are primarily associated with Eucalyptus trees, with some species considered economically significant pests.
Distribution and habitat
Phoracantha species are native to Australia and New Guinea, though some species have been introduced to parts of Africa, Europe, North America, and South America.[2][3][4] Most Phoracantha species are native to southern Australia, with a smaller proportion of species native to northern Australia and/or New Guinea.[2] The genus is represented in every Australian state and is mostly distributed along the coast, with only one species, P. tuberalis, restricted to central Australia.[4]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[5]
- Phoracantha acanthocera (Macleay, 1826)
- Phoracantha alternata Carter, 1929
- Phoracantha ancoralis Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha complicata Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha concolor Carter, 1929
- Phoracantha cruciata Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha elegans Blackburn, 1894
- Phoracantha flavopicta Pascoe, 1865
- Phoracantha frenchi (Blackburn, 1892)
- Phoracantha grallaria Pascoe, 1864
- Phoracantha guttata (Blackburn, 1892)
- Phoracantha immaculata (Carter, 1929)
- Phoracantha impavida Newman, 1850
- Phoracantha laetabilis Blackburn, 1894
- Phoracantha lata (Hope, 1841)
- Phoracantha longipennis (Hope, 1841)
- Phoracantha manifesta Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha mastersi (Pascoe, 1875)
- Phoracantha mitchelli (Hope, 1841)
- Phoracantha multiformis Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha niamata Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha northamensis (McKeown, 1948)
- Phoracantha obscura (Donovan, 1805)
- Phoracantha odewahnii Pascoe, 1864
- Phoracantha perbella Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha phaea (Wang, 1996)
- Phoracantha placenta (Carter, 1929)
- Phoracantha porosa Carter, 1929
- Phoracantha princeps (Blackburn, 1889)
- Phoracantha punctata (Donovan, 1805)
- Phoracantha punctipennis (Blackburn, 1889)
- Phoracantha recurva Newman, 1840
- Phoracantha rugithoracica Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha saviesi Fauvel, 1906
- Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Phoracantha solida (Blackburn, 1894)
- Phoracantha superans Pascoe, 1862
- Phoracantha synonyma Newman, 1840
- Phoracantha tricuspis Newman, 1840
- Phoracantha tuberalis Wang, 1995
- Phoracantha tunicatus (Macleay, 1826)
References
- ^ "Genus Phoracantha Newman, 1840". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ a b Wang, Qiao; Thornton, Ian W.B.; New, Tim R. (1999). "A Cladistic Analysis of the Phoracanthine Genus Phoracantha Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), with Discussion of Biogeographic Distribution and Pest Status". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 92 (5): 631–638. doi:10.1093/aesa/92.5.631. ISSN 1938-2901. OCLC 46381491.
- ^ Ślipiński, Stanislaw Adam; Escalona, Hermes E. (2013). Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Vol. 1: Introduction and Subfamily Lamiinae. Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 9781486300037. OCLC 846534385.
- ^ a b Wang, Qiao (1995). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian genus Phoracantha Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 9 (5): 865–958. doi:10.1071/IT9950865. ISSN 0818-0164. OCLC 15160215.
- ^ "Names List for Phoracantha Newman, 1840". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 20 January 2025.