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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Ischnocnemis caerulescens
Ischnocnemis caerulescens

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Longhorn Beetles (Family Cerambycidae)​

-​Round-necked Longhorn Beetles (Subfamily Cerambycinae)

-Tribe Trachyderini​

-Genus Ischnocnemis

-Ischnocnemis caerulescens


Ischnocnemis caerulescens is a species of beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae within the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as the longhorn beetles. The name "caerulescens" indicates a blue coloration, which can vary from metallic blue to darker shades. They have long, threadlike antennae that can be significantly longer than the body, a defining feature of longhorn beetles.

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