Phrynocris

Phrynocris notabilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Phrynocris. The species was originally described by Henry Walter Bates in 1867.

Description
Phrynocris notabilis is a beetle that is primarily found in the northern part of South America and Central America.

Range
The species have been observed in Cost Rica, French Guiana and Brazil

Taxonomy
Phrynocris notabilis is a Monotypic taxon which was described in 1867. Phrynocris, n. g. Body elongated, sub-depressed. Muzzle short, eyes coarsely facetted ; antenniferous tubercles prominent. Antennæ elongated, filiform, unarmed ; basal joint with a tubercle near the apex beneath. Thorax sub-quadrate, armed on each side with a spine. Elytra prolonged at the apex, and each terminating gradually in a sharp spine ; surface punctured, and with rows of small tubercles. Legs stout, thighs large and strongly clavate.

Ph. notabillis, n. sp. 10 lines. ♂. Head and thorax coarsely and scantily tomentose, rest of the body clothed with short hairs. Thorax uneven, and covered with small scattered tubercles. Reddish-tawny. Thorax with the depressed parts black. Elytra ornamented with three strongly undulated black belts, the apex also black ; surface shining, punctured and roughened with three or four rows of small tubercles ; tips of thighs and tibiae black.