''Zamodes obscurus'' 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, the only species in the genus ''Zamodes'', described by

John Lawrence LeConte John Lawrence LeConte (May 13, 1825 – November 15, 1883) was an American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime,

in 1873 from a single specimen collected in

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, currently stored at the Museum of Comparative Zoology,

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, which remains the only specimen in existence, and the species is presumed to be extinct. It belongs to the tribe Hesperophanini.Yanega, D. (1996) Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Illinois Natural History Survey.

Description

Original description from LeConte, 1873:

References

External links

https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/911755371 Hesperophanini Extinct insects since 1500 Extinct animals of the United States Beetles described in 1873 Monotypic beetle genera {{Hesperophanini-stub Extinct insect genera