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Acanthesthes crispa

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Acanthesthes crispa
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A. crispa
Binomial name
Acanthesthes crispa
(Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Acanthesthes carinata Breuning, 1939
  • Acanthesthes hipporhina (White, 1858)
  • Cerambyx crispus (Olivier, 1792)
  • Lamia crispa Olivier, 1792 nec Fabricius, 1776
  • Phantasis brachyderoides Thomson, 1867
  • Phantasis denticulata Thomson, 1860
  • Phantasis gmelini Gemminger, 1873
  • Phrissoma crispum (Olivier, 1792)
  • Phrissoma hipporhinus White, 1858

Acanthesthes crispa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1792. It is known from South Africa and Mozambique.[1]

Its junior synonym A. carinata's type locality is Grahamstown, South Africa and its initial description recorded its length as 22 mm and its width as 11 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Acanthesthes crispa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. Vol. 5. Riga. pp. 154–155.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)