Tithoes maculatus

Tithoes maculatus
	Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Tithoes
Species:	T. maculatus
Binomial name
	Tithoes maculatus; (Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
	List Prionus maculatus Olivier in Fabricius, 1793; Prionus maculatus Olivier, 1795; Acanthophorus maculatus Audinet-Serville, 1832; Tithoes maculatus Thomson, 1864; Tithoës maculatus Harold, 1879; Acanthophorus (Tithoes) maculatus Lameere, 1903; Acanthophorus (Tithoes) maculatus subsp. yolofus Lepesme, 1953; Acanthophorus maculatus subsp. maculatus Basilewsky, 1955; Tithoes maculatus subsp. maculatus Adlbauer & Mourglia, 1995; Tithoes (Tithoes) maculatus subsp. maculatus Quentin & Villiers, 1983;

Tithoes maculatus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

Description[edit]

Tithoes maculatus can reach a length of 38–88 millimetres (1.5–3.5 in). Head and thorax are blackish, while elytra are brown, with whitish blotches. Males of this longicorn beetle has a very large head and long, strong, falciform mandibles. Three spiny teeth are present on both lateral edges of prothorax.

Distribution[edit]

This species is widespread in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Chad and Togo.

Subspecies[edit]

Tithoes maculatus centralus Lameere, 1903
Tithoes maculatus maculatus Olivier, 1975

References[edit]

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