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Phrissoma
''Phrissomides'' (singular Phrissoma) is a genus of longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...s of the subfamily Lamiinae. Containing the following species: * ''Phrissoma crispum'' (Fabricius, 1776) * ''Phrissoma reichei'' (Thomson, 1865) * ''Phrissoma terricolum'' (Thomson, 1864) Name The term Phrissoma is formed from two Greek words, wikt:φρίσσω, φρίσσω (phriso) which means "to be rough or uneven on the surface" and wikt:σῶμα, σῶμα (soma) which means "body", and is applied to these insects because not only the thorax but the whole of the upper surface is covered with spikes. References Phrissomini {{Phrissomini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrissoma Crispum
''Phrissoma crispum'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1776. It is known from South Africa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014. References Phrissomini Beetles described in 1776 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Phrissomini-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |