Rhytiphora bankii

Rhytiphora bankii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, originally under the genus Lamia. It is known from Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, Micronesia, New Guinea, Hawaii, Moluccas, Sumatra, Vietnam, and has been introduced into Japan. It feeds on Agave sisalana.[1] The Australian species of Prosoplus were synonymised with Rhytiphora in 2013.[2]

Rhytiphora bankii
Rhytiphora bankii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Rhytiphora
Species:
R. bankii
Binomial name
Rhytiphora bankii
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Prosoplus bankii (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Prosoplus iratus (Pascoe, 1862)
  • Acanthocinus hollandicus Boisduval in d´Urville, 1835
  • Aegomomus musivus Pascoe, 1864
  • Lamia bankii Fabricius, 1775
  • Micracantha nutans Sharp, 1878
  • Coptops abdominalis White, 1858
  • Nyphona insularis Pascoe, 1859
  • Niphona miscella Pascoe, 1863
  • Niphona irata Pascoe, 1862
  • Niphona torosa Pascoe, 1864


References
  1. BioLib.cz - Prosoplus bankii. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. Ślipiński, A. & Escalona, H.E. 2013. Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Collingwood, Vic : CSIRO Vol. 1: Introduction and Subfamily Lamiinae 484 pp. + xviii.
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