Subject: Giant African Beetle
Location: Ghana Africa
January 20, 2015 7:10 pm
This beauty visited us at breakfast one morning in Ghana Africa. Looks a bit like a blister beetle, is that correct? I never got blisters, but I was really gentle with it.
Signature: Don
Dear Don,
This is a Longicorn in the family Cerambycidae. We have tried to identify the species without any luck, but we have not finished searching.
I think that they’re the same posted here: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2013/02/28/mating-longicorns-from-uganda/ Analeptes trifasciata.
This indiidual looks better: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/07/18/long-horned-borer-beetle-from-senegal-analeptes-trifasciata/
Thanks Cesar. This appears to be correct.