''Cheloderus childreni'' is a species of
beetle belonging to the family
Oxypeltidae.
Description
''Cheloderus childreni'' can reach a length of about . This species, traditionally classified within the
Cerambycidae and recently included in a new
Oxypeltidae family, do not have any morphologic resemblance with the other cerambycids. The body is massive and characterised by a nice metallic colour, green on head and
prothorax, and red on
elytra. Their
antenna
Antenna ( antennas or antennae) may refer to:
Science and engineering
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e and legs have a blue metallic colour. The head, round and small, has two robustly toothed antennae, the pronotum is furnished with two lateral ridges, and the elytra, covered by strong puncture, are bitoothed at the apex. The posterior wings are membranous and unusually pigmented in respect of all other groups of cerambycids. Larvae, typically
xylophagous, bore under the bark of coigue (''
Nothofagus dombeyi'',
Nothofagaceae), the vicariant of beeches in the Southern Hemisphere.
Distribution
This species is widespread in the Andean region of
Chile and
Argentina.
References
BiolibZipcodezoo
External links
Cheloderus childreniForestry Images
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Chrysomeloidea
Beetles of South America
Beetles described in 1832
Taxa named by John Edward Gray