Demonax decorus explained

Demonax decorus is a species of long-horned beetle found in southern India and Sri Lanka.[1] It is about 1-1.5 cm long with black and yellowish-olive markings formed by fine pubescence.[2]

These beetles lay their eggs on the trunks of old trees especially of citrus in cultivation and a forest species like Litsea.[3] The larvae are xylophagous.

Notes and References

  1. Makihara, Hiroshi. Mannakkara, Amani. Fujimura, Toshihiko . Ohtake, Akio . Checklist of longicorn coleoptera of Sri Lanka (1) Vesperidae and Cerambycidae excluding Lamiinae.. Bulletin of FFPRI . 7. 2 . 2008. 95-110.
  2. Book: Fauna of British India. Coleoptera. Cerambycidae. 288-289. Gahan, C. J.. 1906. Taylor and Francis. London.
  3. Narendran, T. C. . Rajmohana, K. . Abhilash, P. . Bijoy, C. . 2013 . Taxonomic studies on some Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) associated with xylophagous beetle Demonaxdecorus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Kerala (India) with descriptions of five new species. . Samagra . 9 . 26 . 3-22.

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