Phoracantha is a genus of longhorn beetles native to Australia and New Guinea. Species in this genus are primarily associated with Eucalyptus trees, with some species considered economically significant pests.
Distribution and habitat
Phoracantha species are native to Australia and New Guinea, though some species have been introduced to parts of Africa, Europe, North America, and South America. Most Phoracantha species are native to southern Australia, with a smaller proportion of species native to northern Australia and/or New Guinea. The genus is represented in every Australian state and is mostly distributed along the coast, with only one species, P. tuberalis, restricted to central Australia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
- Phoracantha acanthocera <small>(Macleay, 1826)</small>
- Phoracantha alternata <small>Carter, 1929</small>
- Phoracantha ancoralis <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha complicata <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha concolor <small>Carter, 1929</small>
- Phoracantha cruciata <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha elegans <small>Blackburn, 1894</small>
- Phoracantha flavopicta <small>Pascoe, 1865</small>
- Phoracantha frenchi <small>(Blackburn, 1892)</small>
- Phoracantha grallaria <small>Pascoe, 1864</small>
- Phoracantha guttata <small>(Blackburn, 1892)</small>
- Phoracantha immaculata <small>(Carter, 1929)</small>
- Phoracantha impavida <small>Newman, 1850</small>
- Phoracantha laetabilis <small>Blackburn, 1894</small>
- Phoracantha lata <small>(Hope, 1841)</small>
- Phoracantha longipennis <small>(Hope, 1841)</small>
- Phoracantha manifesta <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha mastersi <small>(Pascoe, 1875)</small>
- Phoracantha mitchelli <small>(Hope, 1841)</small>
- Phoracantha multiformis <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha niamata <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha northamensis <small>(McKeown, 1948)</small>
- Phoracantha obscura <small>(Donovan, 1805)</small>
- Phoracantha odewahnii <small>Pascoe, 1864</small>
- Phoracantha perbella <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha phaea <small>(Wang, 1996)</small>
- Phoracantha placenta <small>(Carter, 1929)</small>
- Phoracantha porosa <small>Carter, 1929</small>
- Phoracantha princeps <small>(Blackburn, 1889)</small>
- Phoracantha punctata <small>(Donovan, 1805)</small>
- Phoracantha punctipennis <small>(Blackburn, 1889)</small>
- Phoracantha recurva <small>Newman, 1840</small>
- Phoracantha rugithoracica <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha saviesi <small>Fauvel, 1906</small>
- Phoracantha semipunctata <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Phoracantha solida <small>(Blackburn, 1894)</small>
- Phoracantha superans <small>Pascoe, 1862</small>
- Phoracantha synonyma <small>Newman, 1840</small>
- Phoracantha tricuspis <small>Newman, 1840</small>
- Phoracantha tuberalis <small>Wang, 1995</small>
- Phoracantha tunicatus <small>(Macleay, 1826)</small>
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