Older version of Cacoa-loving Longhorn beetle (Glenea lefebvrei) from W-Papua

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This longicorn beetle has been reported to invade cacao [hostplant: Theobroma cacao L.] plantations, which causes great damage if the plantation is not properly maintained; the "work" of the larvae provides the entry of a fungus that causes bark cancer in cocoa [HAWKESWOOD, 2009].  Glenea lefebvrei GUÉRIN-MÉNÉVILLE, 1831 Genus: Glenea NEWMAN, 1842 [det. Boris Büche, 2011, based on this photo] Subfamily: Lamiinae (flat-faced longhorns) Family: Cerambycidae (Longhorn beetles, Bockkäfer) Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer)  compare: www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/3364768713/  Lit.:  Hawkeswood, T. J. (2009): Review of the biology and host plants of six species of Glenea Newman, 1842 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia; Vol. 12, No. 55 pp. 223-231; ISSN 0392-7296   Indonesia, W-Papua, vic. Manokwari: Gunung Meja, ca. 100m asl., 12.08.2010  *Distribution: New Guinea (PNG and Irian Jaya)  _________________________________________________________________________ (IMG_3831)

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