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Anelaphus parallelus (Oak Twig Pruner) - Anelaphus parallelus

Anelaphus parallelus (Oak Twig Pruner) - Anelaphus parallelus
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
April 4, 2005
A longhorn beetle found on my ceiling, released outside. Looks similar to M. Carolinensis(1), can anyone verify?

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Anelaphus parallelus (Oak Twig Pruner) - Anelaphus parallelus Anelaphus parallelus (Oak Twig Pruner) - Anelaphus parallelus

Re:Monochamus?
If you look at the picture of M. carolinensis you should see horn like projections on the sides on the pronotum, which I do not see on this individual. The small spines I see between the antennal segments and the and the spines at the tips of the elytra point me to the tribe Elaphidiini. Looking at the coloration, shape of the pronotum, the elongation, and the shpe of the elytra around the humeri, I would call it Anelaphus parallelus

 
Excellent, thank you both for
Excellent, thank you both for your expertise! This is actually the first Cerambycid I've seen up close.

Not Monochamus.
This is a cerambycid, but not a sawyer (Monochamus). Once you see a real sawyer you'll never be confused! This image matches several genera, but a perusal of Yanega's book would yield a match pretty quickly. It would be a big help to know the size (accurately).

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