Australodon gen. nov. is described for A. nearnsi sp. nov. from subtropical rainforests of the southern Queensland and northern New South Wales in Australia. Australodon belongs in Cerambycinae but it cannot be placed in any recognized tribe based on adult morphology; it is considered a genus incertae sedis, awaiting further research on higher classification of Cerambycinae. The males of Australodon have massive saber-tooth-like mandibles not frequent in other Cerambycinae members.
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1 December 2011
Australodon, a Remarkable New Genus of Australian Longhorned Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae)
Hermes E. Escalona,
Adam Ślipiński
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 61 • No. 4
December 2011
Vol. 61 • No. 4
December 2011
Australia
Cerambycidae
Chrysomeloidea
longhorned beetles
new genus
sexual dimorphism
subtropical rainforest