''Stellognatha maculata'' 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 ...
belonging to the family
Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
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Description
''Stellognatha maculata'' can reach a body length of . The basic colour of these impressive long-horned beetles is blackish, with very long antennae and cream patches on the head, the prothorax and the elitra.
Distribution
This species can be found in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
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References
BiolibEncyclopedia of Life
External links
Lamiaires du Monde
Sternotomini
Beetles described in 1835
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