Xixuthrus domingoensis explained

Xixuthrus domingoensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae endemic to the Dominican Republic.^[1]

Taxonomy

It has also been classified in the genus Mecosarthron, but this assignment has been challenged, with evidence both for and against the placement of this species in the genus Xixuthrus, which is otherwise restricted to the Old World.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cerambycidae Catalog (New World). 2022-04-01. bezbycids.com.
2. Ivie. M.A. (1985) The generic placement of Xixuthrus domingoensis Fisher (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae). The Pan-Pacific entomologist. 61(3): 246-250
3. Santos-Silva, Antonio; Lingafelter, Steven W. (2012) Morphological analysis of Mecosarthron Buquet and Xixuthrus Thomson and reevaluation of generic assignment of Xixuthrus domingoensis Fisher (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (São Paulo) 52(27): 315-332.