Aristobia approximator explained
Aristobia approximator is a species of medium-large, brightly coloured longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) found in Mainland Southeast Asia, northeastern India and southeastern China.[1] [2]
Description
Adult Aristobia approximator typically are long.[3] [4] It has a black body with yellow-orange spots, and black tufts on the basal antennomeres, similar to the related species Aristobia reticulator; however, A. approximator has tufts only on the 3rd antennal segment, while A. reticulator has tufts on segments 3, 4, and sometimes 5.[5]
Diet
Although further research is necessary, Aristobia approximator appears to feed on a very wide range of plants and it has been reported as feeding on Aglaia, Annona, cassias (Cassia), Casuarina, Eucalyptus, crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia), Peltophorum, pears (Pyrus), roses (Rosa), teak (Tectona), Xylia and others.[1] [6]
Notes and References
- Hawkeswood . T.J. . Sommung . B. . 2017 . A record of Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1875)(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from the Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Chiang Mai, Thailand with notes on host plant feeding . Calodema . 563 . 1–3 .
- Web site: Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) . cerambycoidea.com . 7 August 2023 .
- Web site: Aristobia approximator . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019193224/http://www.coleoptera-atlas.com/cerambycidae-chrysomeloidea/lamiinae/lamiini-agniini/Aristobia/Aristobia-approximator . 2014-10-19.
- Web site: Aristobia approximator. lamiinae.org . 7 August 2023 .
- Agarwala . B. K. . Bhattacharjee . P. P. . 2015-06-18 . Redescription of Aristobia reticulator (F., 1781) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), with a Taxonomic Note and Record of a New Food Plant for Adults in Northeastern India . The Coleopterists Bulletin . en . 69 . 2 . 205–212 . 10.1649/0010-065X-69.2.205 . 0010-065X.
- Kawabe, Y., Ito, K. (2003) Disease and insect pest damage in afforested areas on acid sulphate soil in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Tropical Forestry 57: 25–33.
