Graciella pulchella

Graciella pulchella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Tragocephalini
Genus: Graciella
Species:
G. pulchella
Binomial name
Graciella pulchella
(Klug, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Chariesthes concinnus var. senegalensis Chevrolat, 1858
  • Charinotus pulchellus (Klug) Thomson, 1858
  • Graciella concinna var. senegalensis (Chevrolat) Hintz, 1912
  • Saperda pulchella Klug, 1835

Graciella pulchella is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It feeds on Theobroma cacao, and has a wide distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2][3]

This species was described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1835, originally under the genus Saperda.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Graciella pulchella". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ "Graciella pulchella (Klug, 1835)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World". Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  4. ^ "Graciella pulchella (Klug, 1835)". BioLib. Retrieved 8 September 2014.


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