''Rhopalizus nitens'' is a species of round-necked
longhorn beetles of the subfamily
Cerambycinae.
Subspecies
* ''Rhopalizus nitens clavipes'' (White, 1853)
* ''Rhopalizus nitens houyi '' Schmidt, 1922
* ''Rhopalizus nitens nigripes'' (Chevrolat, 1858)
Description
''Rhopalizus nitens'' can reach a body length of about in males, of about in females. The basic color is blue, with completely black legs in the subspecies ''Rhopalizus nitens nigripes''.
Distribution
This species can be found in
Sierra Leone,
Liberia
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Ivory Coast
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Ghana,
Togo,
Benin,
Cameroon,
Central Africa,
Sudan
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Zaire,
Equatorial Guinea
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Gabon and
Democratic Republic of Congo.
References
Biolibnitens Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo GalleryCerambycoidea Forum
Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1781
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