''Neonitocris princeps'' is a species of

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in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1894, originally under the genus ''

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''. It has a wide distribution in Africa.BioLib.cz - ''Neonitocris princeps''
Retrieved 8 September 2014.

Subspecies

* ''Neonitocris princeps rhodesica'' Breuning, 1950 * ''Neonitocris princeps princeps'' (Jordan, 1894)

References

princeps Beetles described in 1894 {{Saperdini-stub