Flat-faced longhorn beetle

(Batocera humeridens)

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Description

Batocera humeridens is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. Batocera humeridens is a large long-horn beetle reaching 45–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in) of length. The basic colour of the body is dark greyish with clearer greyish dorsal irregular spots on the elytra usually four on each elytron. Pronotum show two red depressions on both sides of the median line. This species can be found in Timor, Flores and in some other islands south of Sulawesi (Moa and Allor Islands). Batocera is a genus of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae, close to the genus Rosenbergia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Cerambycidae
Genus:Batocera
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