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Demonax decorus

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Demonax decorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Demonax
Species:
D. decorus
Binomial name
Demonax decorus
Gahan, 1906

Demonax decorus is a species of long-horned beetle found in southern India and Sri Lanka.[1] It is about 1-1.5 cm long with black and yellowish-olive markings formed by fine pubescence.[2]

These beetles lay their eggs on the trunks of old trees especially of citrus in cultivation and a forest species like Litsea.[3] The larvae are xylophagous.

References

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  1. ^ Makihara, Hiroshi; Mannakkara, Amani; Fujimura, Toshihiko; Ohtake, Akio (2008). "Checklist of longicorn coleoptera of Sri Lanka (1) Vesperidae and Cerambycidae excluding Lamiinae" (PDF). Bulletin of FFPRI. 7 (2): 95–110.
  2. ^ Gahan, C. J. (1906). Fauna of British India. Coleoptera. Cerambycidae. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 288–289.
  3. ^ Narendran, T. C.; Rajmohana, K.; Abhilash, P.; Bijoy, C. (2013). "Taxonomic studies on some Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) associated with xylophagous beetle Demonaxdecorus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Kerala (India) with descriptions of five new species" (PDF). Samagra. 9 (26): 3–22.