Xixuthrus heros

Xixuthrus heros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Cerambycidae
Subfamilia: Prioninae
Tribus: Macrotomini
Subtribus: Xixuthrina
Genus: Xixuthrus
Subgenus: Xixuthrus (Xixuthrus)
Species: Xixuthrus heros

Name

Xixuthrus heros Graeffe, 1868

• Type locality: Fiji islands: Viti Levu.
• Holotype: male; coll. E.H. Gaeffe, ex collection Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy, Department of Entomology, Museum of Victoria.

Synonyms

• Macrotoma heros Graeffe, 1868 (original combination)

References

Primary references

• Graeffe, E. 1868. Reise im Innern der Insel Viti-Levu. Neujahrsblatt der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 70: 1–48, 1 pl. PDF Reference page. : 47, pl. 1, fig. 3
• Evenhuis, N.L. 2007. Note: Clarification of the Authorship of Xixuthrus heros (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 91: 39–42. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Xixuthrus heros – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).
• Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H.: Xixuthrus heros. TITAN: Cerambycidae database. Reference page.  Accessed 2020-11-20.

Vernacular names

English: giant Fijian long-horned beetle

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