''Monochamus ruspator'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is cons ...

in 1781, originally under the genus '' Lamia''. It has a wide distribution throughout

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, and is also present in

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Subspecies

* ''Monochamus ruspator ruandae'' Breuning, 1955 * ''Monochamus ruspator ruspator'' (Fabricius, 1781)

Varietas

* ''Monochamus ruspator var. basalis'' (Chevrolat, 1857) * ''Monochamus ruspator var. dentipes'' (Gyllenhal, 1817)

References

ruspator Beetles described in 1781 {{Monochamus-stub