Onychocerus albitarsis

Onychocerus albitarsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Onychocerus
Species: O. albitarsis
Binomial name
Onychocerus albitarsis
Pascoe, 1859

Onychocerus albitarsis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pascoe in 1859.[1] A white, russet and black longhorn, it is remarkable for being the only insect which can deliver a poisonous sting from its antennae, whose ends have evolved to resemble a scorpion's tail.[2] It is found in Brazil.

References

  1. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
  2. Berkov, Amy; Rodríguez, Nelson; Centeno, Pedro (15 Nov 2007). "Convergent evolution in the antennae of a cerambycid beetle, Onychocerus albitarsis, and the sting of a scorpion". Naturwissenschaften. 95 (3): 257. doi:10.1007/s00114-007-0316-1.


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