Euryphagus Explained

Euryphagus is a genus of longhorn beetles native to tropical Asia. It is classified in the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae, and the tribe Trachyderini.^[1] The generic name is derived from Greek εὐρύς (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: eurús, "wide") and φαγεῖν (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: phageîn, "to eat") referring to the broad mandibles of the males.^[2]

Species

Euryphagus includes the following species, along with their synonyms and distribution ranges:^{[2] [3]}

• Euryphagus lundii (Fabricius, 1793) - found throughout tropical Asia

= Euryphagus nigripes (Olivier) Pascoe, 1866

• Euryphagus miniatus (Fairmaire, 1904) - found in southern China and Indochina

= Euryphagus chinensis Gressitt, 1939

• Euryphagus maxillosus (Olivier, 1795) - Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Laos, Myanmar, Malaya, Philippines

= Euryphagus pictus (Voet, 1778) (permanently unavailable)

Euryphagus quadrimacula (Voet, 1806) (permanently unavailable)

Euryphagus bipunctatus (Schoenherr, 1817)

Euryphagus nigricollis (Heller, 1913)

• Euryphagus ustulatus Achard, 1912 - found in Borneo
• Euryphagus variabilis (Pascoe, 1860) - found in the Maluku Islands

Notes and References

1. Book: Ivan Löbl & Ales Smetana. Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. 6. 2010. 197. 9789004260917.
2. Web site: Euryphagus Thomson, 1864 . Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes . GBIF France . 2 December 2018.
3. Web site: Philippine species of Euryphagus clarified . Salagubang . 2 December 2018.