Tragocephala castnia is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1857. It has a wide distribution in Africa. It feeds on Theobroma cacao.[1]
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| Tragocephala castnia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Tragocephala |
| Species: | T. castnia
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| Tragocephala castnia Thomson, 1857
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Subspecies
edit- Tragocephala castnia castnia Thomson, 1857
- Tragocephala castnia castniopsis Entwistle, 1963
- Tragocephala castnia cacaoensis Entwistle, 1963
- Tragocephala castnia islandica Entwistle, 1963
- Tragocephala castnia theobromae Entwistle, 1963
- Tragocephala castnia gorillaformis Entwistle, 1963
- Tragocephala castnia leonensis Thomson, 1878
References
edit- ^ BioLib.cz - Tragocephala castnia. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.