Dorysthenes buqueti, the sugarcane longhorn stemborer, is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Prioninae.

Dorysthenes buqueti
Museum specimen of Dorysthenes buqueti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Tribe: Prionini
Genus: Dorysthenes
Species:
D. buqueti
Binomial name
Dorysthenes buqueti
(Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Lophosternus buqueti Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Description

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Dorysthenes buqueti can reach a body length of about 38–41 millimetres (1.5–1.6 in) and a body width of about 14–16 millimetres (0.55–0.63 in). Color may be brownish, reddish brown or shiny brown, with an elongate body and long filiform antennae. Adults are nocturnal. They usually emerge between April–June following rainfall. This species is considered a pest of sugarcane and bamboo. Larvae dig in cane stubble causing severe damage, leading to the death of plants.

Distribution

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This species can be found in India, Java, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar.

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