Aristobia approximator

Aristobia approximator is a species of beetle in the Longhorn family. This species grows to 36mm.[2]

Aristobia approximator
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Aristobia
Species:
A. approximator
Binomial name
Aristobia approximator
(Thomson, 1865)[1]

Description

This species has a black body with yellow spots, and black tufts on the basal antennomeres, similar to the related species Aristobia reticulator; however, A. approximator has tufts only on the 3rd antennal segment, while A. reticulator has tufts on segments 3, 4, and sometimes 5.[3]

Diet and distribution

This species is documented as feeding on teak.[4]

References
  1. "Aristobia approximator (Thomson 1865) - Encyclopedia of Life".
  2. "Aristobia approximator". Archived from the original on 2019-10-14.
  3. Agarwala, B. K.; Bhattacharjee, P. P. (2015-06-18). "Redescription of Aristobia reticulator (F., 1781) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), with a Taxonomic Note and Record of a New Food Plant for Adults in Northeastern India". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 69 (2): 205–212. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-69.2.205. ISSN 0010-065X.
  4. Kawabe, Y., Ito, K. (2003) Disease and insect pest damage in afforested areas on acid sulphate soil in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Tropical Forestry 57: 25–33.


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