Allogaster is a genus of beetles in the longhorn beetle family. Its first appearance was believed to be around 125.45 million years ago. They are mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa.
These beetles tend to be medium-sized, with gray or brown wooden bucks and long antennae. The antennae tends to be longer than the body.
Species These eight species belong to the genus Allogaster: Allogaster aethiopicus Adlbauer, 1999 (Eritrea, Ethiopia) Allogaster bicolor Duffy, 1952 (DR Congo) Allogaster drumonti Adlbauer, 2010 (DR Congo) Allogaster geniculatus Thomson, 1864 (sub-Saharan Africa) Allogaster inarmatus Adlbauer, 2019 (Mozambique) Allogaster niger Jordan, 1894 (Nigeria) Allogaster nigripennis Aurivillius, 1915 (Sudan) Allogaster unicolor Gahan, 1890 (Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, and South Africa)
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