''Pachyteria dimidiata'', the mimusop stem borer, is a species of round-necked longhorn beetle of the subfamily Cerambycinae.

Description

''Pachyteria dimidiata'' can reach a body length of about . Body is shining bluish-black, with a broad yellow band nearly across the middle of the elytra and yellow six terminal joints of the hooked antennae. Length of antennae is about equal to the body. This wood boring species is considered a pest on ornamental and fruit trees, especially on the ironwood tree ('' Mimusops elengi'').

Distribution

This species can be found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, India, Iran,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Malaysia,

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

, Thailand and Vietnam.

References

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Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo Gallery

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* Charles Joseph Gahan.
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae (Volume 1)
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14818370 Callichromatini Beetles described in 1848 Taxa named by John O. Westwood Beetles of Asia