Longhorn beetle (Jebusaea hammerschmidti)
Facts – Longhorn beetle
| Synonyms: | Bagdatocerambyx drurei, Jebusaea persica, Pseudophilus testaceus |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Cerambycidae |
| Genus | Jebusaea (1) |
| Size | Length: 2 - 4.5 cm (2) |
Status – Longhorn beetle
Jebusaea hammerschmidti has yet to be classified by the IUCN.
Description – Longhorn beetle
Jebusaea hammerschmidti is a member of the Cerambycidae family, also known as the longhorn beetles or longicorns, which are characterised by long antennae that may be as long as, or even longer than the beetle’s body (3). These curious insects also usually have an elongate, cylindrical, robust body, with well-developed, oval eyes and long, slender legs. The pronotum (the foremost of the three segments on the thorax) is well developed and often spiny, and the scaly forewings are usually longer than the membranous hind wings (4).
Range – Longhorn beetle
Jebusaea hammerschmidti is known from southern Iran, southern Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman (5).
Habitat – Longhorn beetle
Biology – Longhorn beetle
Threats – Longhorn beetle
Jebusaea hammerschmidti is considered a serious destructive pest in date palm plantations and may be actively eradicated from these areas (2).
Conservation – Longhorn beetle
Jebusaea hammerschmidti has not been the target of any known conservation measures.
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Find out more – Longhorn beetle
Learn more about conservation initiatives within this species’ range.
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The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi:
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Glossary
- Nocturnal: active at night.
- Thorax: part of the body located near the head in animals. In insects, the three segments between the head and the abdomen, each of which has a pair of legs. In vertebrates the thorax contains the heart and the lungs.
References
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Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life (January, 2011)
http://www.catalogueoflife.org -
Cerambycidae - Jebusaea hammerschmidti (January, 2011)
http://www.cerambyx.uochb.cz/jebusaea.htm -
University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department - Cerambycidae (January, 2011)
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/foltz/eny3005/lab1/Coleoptera/Cerambycid.htm - Bílý, S. and Mehl, O. (1989) Longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Scandinavian Science Press Ltd, Denmark.
- Sama, G., Buse, J., Orbach, E., Friedman, A., Rittner, O. and Chikatunov, V. (2010) A new catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Israel with notes on their distribution and host plants. Munis Entomology and Zoology, 5: 1-50.
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