Genus Desmocerus - Elderberry Longhorn Beetles

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Desmocerus californicus californicus - Desmocerus californicus - male

Long horned beetle - Desmocerus palliatus

Elderberry Borer Desmocerus palliatus - Desmocerus palliatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)

Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)

Subfamily Lepturinae (Flower Longhorn Beetles)

Tribe Desmocerini

Genus Desmocerus (Elderberry Longhorn Beetles)

Explanation of Names

Desmocerus Serville 1835

Numbers

3 spp. in the New World, all in our area(1)

Range

D. palliatus e. NA + 2 spp. in the west(1)

Works Cited

1.	New World Cerambycidae Catalog

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 4 April, 2005 - 8:01am
Additional contributions by cotinis, john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 1 October, 2023 - 11:16am

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