Plagionotus arcuatus

Plagionotus arcuatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It exhibits Batesian mimicry, visually resembling a wasp of the genus Vespula.

Taxonomy

Plagionotus arcuatus contains the following varieties/subspecies:

• Plagionotus arcuatus var. descarpentriesi
• Plagionotus arcuatus var. pseudoreichei
• Plagionotus arcuatus var. stupidus
• Plagionotus arcuatus ghidottii <small>Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2011</small>
• Plagionotus arcuatus kirgizicus <small>Lazarev, 2010</small>
• Plagionotus arcuatus lugubris <small>(Ménétriés, 1832)</small>
• Plagionotus arcuatus multiinterruptus <small>Pic, 1933</small>
• Plagionotus arcuatus shirazensis <small>Królik et al., 2021</small>

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