Macrochenus tigrinus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Olivier in 1792, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It is known from Sri Lanka, India and Myanmar. It contains the varietas Macrochenus tigrinus var. tesselatus.[1]

Macrochenus tigrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Macrochenus
Species:
M. tigrinus
Binomial name
Macrochenus tigrinus
(Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx tigrinus Olivier, 1795 nec DeGeer, 1775
  • Mecotagus birmanus Thomson, 1878
  • Mecotagus tigrinus (Olivier, 1792)

References edit

  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Macrochenus tigrinus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.