title: Ceroplesis militaris
text: # Ceroplesis militaris
  
  Ceroplesis militaris is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae.
  
  ## Description
  
  Ceroplesis militaris reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. The body is black, with two broad stripes crossing the elytra. The host plants include Celtis species, Acacia species and Maesopsis eminii.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species occurs in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Ceroplesis militaris irregularis Harold, 1878
  * Ceroplesis militaris militaris Gerstäcker, 1855
  