''Monochamus vagus'' 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

Charles Joseph Gahan Charles Joseph Gahan (20 January 1862 – 21 January 1939) was an Irish entomologist who specialized in beetles, particularly the Cerambycidae. He served as keeper at the department of entomology in the British Museum (Natural History) for thirt ...

in 1888, originally under the genus '' Monohammus''. It is known from the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. It contains the varietas ''Monochamus vagus var. bomasi''.BioLib.cz - ''Monochamus vagus''
Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

References

vagus Beetles described in 1888 Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Monochamus-stub