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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Cerambycinae » Clytini » Glycobius » Sugar Maple Borer (Glycobius speciosus)

Species Glycobius speciosus - Sugar Maple Borer

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Alpine insect from summit of Algonquin Peak, 5112 feet - Glycobius speciosus

Yellow insect with interesting markings - Glycobius speciosus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)

Family Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles)

Subfamily Cerambycinae

Tribe Clytini

Genus Glycobius

Species speciosus (Sugar Maple Borer)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Orig. Comb: Clytus speciosus Say 1828

Explanation of Names

specios - Latin for showy, beautiful (1)

Numbers

Monotypic genus (2)

Size

23-27 mm

Identification

Large and robust, slightly convex in profile. Dense yellow pubescence on dorsal surface forms a distinctive pattern. Appears to be a mimic of Yellowjackets, genus Vespula--compare:

Range

Northeastern North America

Extirpated from much of midwestern U.S. (Holland 2009)

Habitat

Deciduous forests with hostplant (sugar maple).

Season

June-August (2)

Life Cycle

Larvae mine under bark of living Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum.

Remarks

Rare (2)

Print References

Dillon p. 598, plate 59 (3)

Yanega, p. 120, fig. 112 (4)

Holland, J.D. 2009. Glycobius speciosus (Say) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) has been extirpated from much of midwestern U.S.A. The Coleopterists Bulletin 63: 54–61.

Internet References

Forestry Images

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms By Donald J. Borror

2.	Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States By Steven W. Lingafelter

3.	A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence

4.	Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) By Douglas Yanega

Contributed by Cotinis on 15 February, 2005 - 2:37pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 7 October, 2009 - 4:51pm

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