Nealcidion decoratum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as long‑horned beetles. The species was originally described by the entomologist Henry Walter Bates in 1866. It is placed in the genus Nealcidion, which comprises a number of neotropical cerambycid species.
Taxonomic classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Family: Cerambycidae
- Genus: Nealcidion
- Species: Nealcidion decoratum (Bates, 1866)
Distribution
Records in major taxonomic databases (e.g., GBIF, BioLib) indicate that Nealcidion decoratum occurs in South‑American regions, with confirmed presence in Brazil. More precise locality data are limited in publicly available encyclopedic sources.
Biology and ecology
Information on the biology, host plants, life cycle, and ecological role of N. decoratum is not extensively documented in general reference works. As with many Cerambycidae, larvae are presumed to develop in woody material, but specific host associations for this species have not been reported in widely accessible literature.
Conservation status
The species has not been evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and there are no current assessments of its conservation status in major encyclopedic references.
Notes
- The original description by Bates placed the species under a different genus; subsequent taxonomic revisions transferred it to Nealcidion.
- Detailed morphological descriptions, photographic documentation, and ecological studies for N. decoratum remain scarce in general encyclopedic compilations.
