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Phoracantha
Sign in to savePhoracantha 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.
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Lesser Eucalyptus Longhorn Beetle
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyCerambycidae
Phoracantha es un género de escarabajos de los eucaliptos de la familia Cerambycidae.[1] Son originarios de Australia, donde se alimentan de eucaliptos. Muchas especies han sido introducidas en otras partes del mundo con su planta alimentaria.[2] Especies 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 freyi (Fuchs, 1962) Phoracantha gracilis Perroud, 1855 Phoracantha grallaria Pascoe, 1864 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 mastersii (Pascoe, 1875) Phoracantha mitchelli (Hope, 1841) Phoracantha montana (Gressitt, 1959) Phoracantha multiformis Wang, 1995 Phoracantha niamata Wang, 1995 Phoracantha northamensis (McKeown, 1948) Phoracantha obscura (Donovan, 1805) Phoracantha odewahnii Pascoe, 1864 Phoracantha perbella Wan
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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. Most Phoracantha species are native to southern Australia, with a smaller proportion of species native to northern Australia and/or New Guinea. 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.
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