Familia	Cerambycidae (Latreille, 1802)
Subfamilia	Prioninae (Latreille, 1802)
Tribus	Macrodontini (Thomson, 1860)
Genus	Macrodontia (Latreille, 1830)
Subgenus
Species	crenata (Olivier, 1795)
Synonyms	quadrispinosus (Schönherr, 1817) castanea (Blanchard, 1848) ehrenreichi (Kolbe, 1894)
other names	Prionus crenatus (Olivier, 1795) Prionus quadrispinosus (Schönherr, 1817) Macrodontia quadrispinosa (Audinet-Serville, 1832) Macrodontia castanea (Blanchard, 1848) Macrodontia ehrenreichi (Kolbe, 1894)
Lifezones:	West hemisphere
Body length:	47-93 mm
Life cycle:
Host plant:
Distribution:	Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, C Acre, Mato Grosso, Goiás Mato Grosso do Sul), Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Cochabamba)
Occurrence:	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII