Ancita marginicollis

Common name: White-cheeked Longicorn

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

Reported from the south-west of Western Australia and the east coast.

Description:

This beetle was approximately 20 millimetres long.

Notes:

This beetle was seen in December.

Species specific information is not known. However, several Ancita species are known to live on Acacia species. The adults eat the bark and the young develop inside the branches.

References:

Australian Longhorn Beetles. Adam Slipinski and Hermes E Escalona. 2013

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2284d513-c89a-4fb0-a8e0-53424c1b9fc0

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