Purpuricenus laetus

Purpuricenus laetus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Purpuricenus laetus
Museum specimen of Purpuricenus laetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Subclass:
Pterygota
Infraclass:
Neoptera
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Purpuricenus
Species:
P. laetus
Binomial name
Purpuricenus laetus
(Thomson, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Philagathes laetus Thomson, 1864

Subspecies
  • Purpuricenus laetus congoanus (Aurivillius, 1911)
  • Purpuricenus laetus cubalicus Kuntzen, 1915
  • Purpuricenus laetus fuelleborni Kuntzen, 1915
  • Purpuricenus laetus glauningi Kuntzen, 1915
  • Purpuricenus laetus kambanus Kuntzen, 1915
  • Purpuricenus laetus laetus (Thomson, 1864)
  • Purpuricenus laetus lengerkeni Kuntzen, 1915
  • Purpuricenus laetus machadoi Lepesme, 1947

Description

Purpuricenus laetus can reach a length of about 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in)

Distribution

This species is present in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

References


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