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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) » Flower Longhorns (Lepturinae) » Rhagiini » Rhagium » Ribbed Pine Borer (Rhagium inquisitor)

Species Rhagium inquisitor - Ribbed Pine Borer

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · Internet References
Flower Longhorn - Rhagium inquisitor Beetle - Ribbed Pine Borer? - Rhagium inquisitor Longhorn Beetle - Rhagium inquisitor Rhagium inquistor (L.) - Rhagium inquisitor Ribbed Pine Borer - Rhagium inquisitor Chrysomelidae? - Rhagium inquisitor Small Beetle - Rhagium inquisitor Rhagium inquisitor - female
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 Lepturinae (Flower Longhorns)
Tribe Rhagiini
Genus Rhagium
Species inquisitor (Ribbed Pine Borer)
Size
12-15 mm long.
Identification
The body is black or brownish, shiny. Elytrae are yellowish, covered with grayish pubescence, with 2 black bands across and several yellow or black spots. Pronotum is with a spine on each side. Antennae are twice shorter than the body. Forest Pests
Range
Widespread throughout.
Remarks
The original range covers Europe, Siberia, the Caucasian mountains, the northern Asia.
Considered a pest.
Internet References
Forest Pests
Texas Forest Service
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 7 April, 2005 - 4:09pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 26 November, 2010 - 5:24pm

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