Batocera maculata explained

Batocera maculata is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae.[1] [2] While originally named as "Lamia tigris" by Voet in 1778, no name was validly published for this species until 1817; Voet's 1778 work fails to fulfill the requirement in ICZN Article 11.4 that a work must be consistently binomial, and all names within that work are unavailable.[3]

Description

Batocera maculata is a large long-horn beetle reaching 55- of length. The body color is quite variable, but usually it is greyish or whitish with dark brown markings. Adults of this widespread species can be seen from April to August.[4]

Distribution

This species is present in Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.

Notes and References

  1. http://titan.gbif.fr/sel_genann1.php?numero=22153 Titanbase: Batocera maculata
  2. http://bezbycids.com/byciddb/wdetails.asp?id=17796&w=o World Cerambycidae Catalog: Batocera maculata
  3. Krell, F-T. (2012) On nomenclature and synonymy of Trichius rosaceus, T. gallicus, and T. zonatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini). Zootaxa 3278: 61–68.
  4. Web site: Beetles - Longhorns Batocera tigris . www.searchlifeforms.com.