Otteissa

Otteissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Otteissa
Species:	O. sericea
Binomial name
	Otteissa sericea; Pascoe, 1864

Otteissa sericea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Otteissa. It was described by Pascoe in 1864.^[1] It can be found in South Africa.^[2]

Description

Male Otteissa sericea are reddish-brown with a square globose pronotum, elongated legs thickened tarsal joints, cup-shaped onychium with two anterior lateral teeth, and strongly curved claws.^[3] Their antennae are long, extending slightly beyond the elytral apex.^[3] Females have a more pronounced reddish coloration, dark brown mandibles, and non-enlarged tarsal joints with a long, slender onychium.^[3] Females have shorter antennae reaching the apical quarter.^[3]

References

^ Bezark, Larry G. Catalogue Dorcasominae.pdf. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
^ "Occurrence Detail 1316106708". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Vives, E. (December 14, 2023). "Notes on Lepturinae and Apatophysinae). New and interesting Apatophysinae from Southern Africa and notes on the genus Rhagiohabdium Adlbauer, 2001 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae". ResearchGate.

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[1] Bezark, Larry G. Catalogue Dorcasominae.pdf. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.

[2] "Occurrence Detail 1316106708". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[:0-3] Vives, E. (December 14, 2023). "Notes on Lepturinae and Apatophysinae). New and interesting Apatophysinae from Southern Africa and notes on the genus Rhagiohabdium Adlbauer, 2001 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae". ResearchGate.

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