Allogaster is a genus of beetles in the longhorn beetle family. Its first appearance was believed to be around 125.45 million years ago. They are mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa.
These beetles tend to be medium-sized, with gray or brown wooden bucks and long antennae. The antennae tends to be longer than the body.
Species
These eight species belong to the genus Allogaster:
- Allogaster aethiopicus <small>Adlbauer, 1999</small> (Eritrea, Ethiopia)
- Allogaster bicolor <small>Duffy, 1952</small> (DR Congo)
- Allogaster drumonti <small>Adlbauer, 2010</small> (DR Congo)
- Allogaster geniculatus <small>Thomson, 1864</small> (sub-Saharan Africa)
- Allogaster inarmatus <small>Adlbauer, 2019</small> (Mozambique)
- Allogaster niger <small>Jordan, 1894</small> (Nigeria)
- Allogaster nigripennis <small>Aurivillius, 1915</small> (Sudan)
- Allogaster unicolor <small>Gahan, 1890</small> (Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, and South Africa)
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