Zographus regalis

Zographus regalis

''Zographus regalis'' is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Beetle - Zographus regalis Minus an antenna.

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Appearance

''Zographus regalis'' can reach a body length of 21–27 millimetres . The basic colour is black, with shining green and yellowish spots. Elytra bears six large chocolate patches on the edges, while the protorax shows several black and green transversal stripes. The antennae are particularly long and slender. These cerambycids are wood borers of cashew and of "wawa" .

Naming

* ''Zographus regalis lualabensis'' Le Moult, 1939
⤷  ''Zographus regalis quadrimaculatoides'' Breuning, 1969
⤷  ''Zographus regalis regalis''

Distribution

This species can be found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zaire, Angola and Zambia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusZographus
SpeciesZ. regalis