Acanthophorus

Acanthophorus serraticornis is a species of prionine longhorn beetles from the Indian Subcontinent and is the sole species in the genus Acanthophorus. Some species that were formerly included in the genus are now placed in other genera. Growing to nearly 10 cm long they are among the largest beetles of India.[1] These beetles are reddish to brownish. The mandibles vary in size with some males having much larger mandibles than the females. These bear two to three strong teeth from midway to the tip. The antennae are twelve segmented with the fifth to the eleventh having a spiny outgrowth at the tip.[2]

Acanthophorus
Acanthophorus serraticornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Acanthophorus
Audinet-Serville, 1832
Species:
A. serraticornis
Binomial name
Acanthophorus serraticornis
(Olivier, 1795)

References
  1. Delahaye, Norbert; Goonatilake, Manori; Silva, Madhuka (2011). "Etude du genre Acanthophorus Audinet-Serville, 1832, et première capture d'A. serraticornis (Olivier, 1795) au Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 116 (3): 329–335.
  2. Stebbing, E.P. (1914). Indian Forest Insects of Economic Importance. Coleoptera. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. pp. 277–278.
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