Subfamily LAMIINAE

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Introduction

Ślipiński & Escalona (2013: 252) listed two non-Australian genera, Aerenicopsis and Mecas, species of each having been introduced into Australia for biocontrol, but which have not established. "Aerenicopis championi Bates from the Neotropical Region was introduced experimentally to Southern Queensland for the control of Lantana camara" and "Mecas saturnina (Leconte) from Texas (USA) was introduced to Queensland in 1964–1965 for the control of Noogoora Burr (Xanthium strumarium) but …failed to establish".

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Misidentifications

CERAMBYCIDAE: Aerenicopis championi Bates — Ślipiński, A. & Escalona, H.E. 2013. Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Collingwood, Vic : CSIRO Vol. 1: Introduction and Subfamily Lamiinae 484 pp. + xviii. [252] (introduced for biocontrol but failed to establish)

Ancita ochraceovittata Breuning, 1936 [known from Papua New Guinea]

CERAMBYCIDAE: Mecas saturnina (Leconte) — Ślipiński, A. & Escalona, H.E. 2013. Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Collingwood, Vic : CSIRO Vol. 1: Introduction and Subfamily Lamiinae 484 pp. + xviii. [252] (introduced for biocontrol but failed to establish)

General References

Ślipiński, A. & Escalona, H.E. 2013. Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Collingwood, Vic : CSIRO Vol. 1: Introduction and Subfamily Lamiinae 484 pp. + xviii.

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