Purpuricenus laetus
| Purpuricenus laetus | |
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| Museum specimen of Purpuricenus laetus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Purpuricenus |
| Species: | P. laetus
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| Binomial name | |
| Purpuricenus laetus (Thomson, 1864)
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Purpuricenus laetus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Subspecies[edit]
- Purpuricenus laetus congoanus (Aurivillius, 1911)
- Purpuricenus laetus cubalicus Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus fuelleborni Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus glauningi Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus kambanus Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus laetus (Thomson, 1864)
- Purpuricenus laetus lengerkeni Kuntzen, 1915
- Purpuricenus laetus machadoi Lepesme, 1947
Description[edit]
Purpuricenus laetus can reach a length of about 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in)
Distribution[edit]
This species is present in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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