Callipyrga

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'''''Callipyrga turrita''''' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus '''''Callipyrga'''''. It was described by Edward Newman in 1842 using a specimen obtained by Rupert Kirk at Woodside near Sydney.<ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id251739/ Biolib.cz - ''Callipyrga turrita'']. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Newman|first=Edward|date=1842|title=CXII.—Entomological Notes|url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11934153|journal=The Entomologist|volume=1|pages=413–415|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}</ref> This species is endemic to coastal eastern Australia from Townsville in Queensland down to Glenmore in New South Wales.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Australian longhorn beetles (coleoptera: cerambycidae). Volume 1, Introduction and subfamily lamiinae|last1=Ślipiński|first1=Adam|last2=Escalona|first2=Hermes E.|publisher=Csiro Publishing|year=2013|isbn=9781486300044|location=Collingwood, Vic.|pages=|oclc=846534326}}</ref> The adult beetles are attracted to light and have been collected on ''Geijera parviflora'' and ''Flindersia xanthoxyla''.<ref name=":0" />

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Category:Lamiini Category:Beetles described in 1842 Category:Taxa named by Edward Newman Category:Beetles of Australia