Euderces velutinus explained

Euderces velutinus is a long-horned beetle native to Central America. It is a good ant mimic of the conspicuous species Camponotus sericeiventris.[1]

Description

E. velutinus is about 1 cm long and 3 mm wide. The general color is black, with short golden hairs on top, patterned in a ways such that it resembles an ant. The hind legs are shaped ant-like. The beetle's head and prothorax together mimic the ant's head, with a pair of black spots simulating the eyes.[1]

It is very similar to E. magnus, but is smaller, has a shorter pronotum, and has the entire apical half of the elytra densely clothed with silky, golden yellow pubescence, which helps giving the impression of C. sericeiventris.[2]

Distribution

E. velutinus has been found in Guatemala and Honduras.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Wheeler . William M. . The ant Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin and its mimic . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 1931 . 38 . 2-3 . 86–98 . 10.1155/1931/98237. free .
  2. Fisher . W. S. . A new ant-like cerambycid beetle from Honduras . . 1931 . 38 . 2-3 . 99–101 . 10.1155/1931/56513. free .