Psalidognathus friendii Gray, 1831 is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Psalidognathus friendii Gray, 1831

Psalidognathus friendii Gray, 1831

Psalidognathus friendii is a large spiny species with metallic elytra found across several northwestern South American countries.

Family
Genus
Psalidognathus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Psalidognathus friendii Gray, 1831

Psalidognathus friendii, formally named Psalidognathus friendii Gray, 1831, can reach a body length of 66 millimetres, which equals 2.6 inches. The surface of its elytra may be colored metallic brown, green, or bluish. Its head and prothorax are spiny, and its mandibles are very large. This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

Photo: (c) Khristian Venegas Valencia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Khristian Venegas Valencia · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Psalidognathus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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