Tragocephala variegata, the longhorn shoot borer, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Varietas Tragocephala variegata var. albida Aurivillius, 1923 Tragocephala variegata var. chevrolatii White, 1856 Tragocephala variegata var. kaslica Thomson, 1878 Tragocephala variegata var. nigropunctata Harold, 1878 Tragocephala variegata var. sulphurea Breuning, 1934 Tragocephala variegata var. vittata (Fåhraeus, 1872)
Description Tragocephala variegata can reach a body length of about . These longhorn beetles have yellow elytra with irregular black markings. Pronotum is divided by a central longitudinal yellow stripe.
These beetles feed on Baobab (Adansonia digitata), Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata), Mango (Mangifera indica), Blackeyed Pea (Vigna unguiculata), Senegal Mahogany (Khaya senegalensis).
Distribution This species can be found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but there have been minor sightings in other Central African countries.
References Biolib Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo Gallery Lamiaires du Monde Hans G. Schabel Forest Entomology in East Africa: Forest Insects of Tanzania