Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.[1] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Batus |
| Species: | B. barbicornis
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| Batus barbicornis (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Description edit
Batus barbicornis grows up to 4 centimetres in length. The species shows aposematic coloration of contrasting black and orange, with red antennae adorned with four black setal tufts.[2]
Distribution edit
This species is native to South America. It can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru,[2] Brazil,[3] Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Bolivia.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 27 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Jones, Jenny (2012). Insect Remedies and one spider. Lulu.com. p. 58. ISBN 9781904472049.
- ^ Lingafelter, Steven W.; Nearns, Eugenio H.; Tavakilian, Gérard L.; Monné, Miguel A. & Biondi, Michael (2 September 2014). Longhorned Woodboring Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and Disteniidae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. ISBN 978-1-935623-40-3. LCCN 2014005388.
- ^ "Batus barbicornis (von Linné, 1764)". Cerambycoidea.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.