Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Family: Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles)
- Subfamily: Lamiinae
- Genus: Nupserha
- Species: Nupserha oxyura
The species was originally described by the entomologist Francis Pascoe in 1867 (Pascoe, 1867).
Distribution
Current records in global biodiversity databases (e.g., GBIF, BioLib) list Nupserha oxyura from parts of the Oriental region, with confirmed occurrences in India and Sri Lanka. Additional locality data are sparse, and the full geographic range may be broader but is not well documented in publicly accessible sources.
Morphology & Identification
- Members of the genus Nupserha are typically slender, elongate beetles with relatively long antennae.
- Specific diagnostic characters for N. oxyura have not been widely published; detailed morphological descriptions are limited to the original taxonomic literature.
Ecology
Information on the ecology, host plants, and life history of Nupserha oxyura is not extensively recorded in available encyclopedic resources.
References
- Pascoe, F. (1867). Descriptions of new species of Cerambycidae. The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine.
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy – Nupserha oxyura (Pascoe, 1867). https://www.gbif.org/species/ (accessed 2026).
- BioLib.cz – Nupserha oxyura species page. https://www.biolib.cz/ (accessed 2026).
Notes
While the taxonomic placement of Nupserha oxyura is well‑established, detailed biological and distributional data remain limited in the public domain. Further research and field surveys would be necessary to expand knowledge of this species’ ecology and range.
