Purpuricenus laetus
A female specimen from Mtwara, Tanzania – dorsal and ventral aspects
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Purpuricenus
Species:	P. laetus
Binomial name
Purpuricenus laetus (Thomson, 1864)
Synonyms
Philagathes laetus Thomson, 1864

Purpuricenus laetus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Contents

• Subspecies
• Description
• Distribution
• References

Subspecies

• Purpuricenus laetus congoanus(Aurivillius, 1911)
• Purpuricenus laetus cubalicusKuntzen, 1915
• Purpuricenus laetus fuelleborniKuntzen, 1915
• Purpuricenus laetus glauningiKuntzen, 1915
• Purpuricenus laetus kambanusKuntzen, 1915
• Purpuricenus laetus laetus(Thomson, 1864)
• Purpuricenus laetus lengerkeniKuntzen, 1915
• Purpuricenus laetus machadoiLepesme, 1947

Description

Purpuricenus laetus can reach a length of about 21–27 millimetres (0.83–1.06 in)

Distribution

This species is present in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

References

• Biolib
• Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo Gallery
• Beetles of Africa