Subspecies Typocerus lunulatus texanus

Texas Stallingia Beetle (1)

Typocerus lunulatus texanus Linsley & Chemsak, 1976

lunulatus (L). 'a crescent' (2)

3 subspp. n. of Mex. (3)

9-10 mm (4)(1)

se US (TX-FL-AR-OK) - Map (5)(6)(BG data)(7), most records e.OK-e.TX-AR-LA

Apr-May (BG data)

In Texas, adults on Queen's Delight - Stallingia sylvatica (Euphorbiaceae)

Larvae develop in Pinus (4)

...in the Lost Pines [Bastrop State Park, Texas] they seem strongly tied to this single food source and never appear in numbers until Stallingia sylvatica (Queen's Delight - Family Euphorbiaceae) blooms in the meadows and powerline cuts. At that time nearly every plant seems to have one or more of the active black and yellow animals clambering about in search of pollen and mates. Whether coupled or alone the beetles are wary and fly off like wasps when approached. (1)

Type Locality: 10 mi N Lufkin, Angelina County, TX

Hoffman, R.L. 1958. The subspecies of Typocerus lunatus, a cerambycid beetle. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 60(5): 217-221, 3 figs.

Linsley, E.G. & J.A. Chemsak. 1976. Cerambycidae of North America. Part VI, No. 2. Taxonomy and classification of the subfamily Lepturinae. Univ. Calif. Publs Ent., Berkeley, 80: ix + 186 pp., 50 figs.

Taber, S.W. & S.B. Fleenor. 2003. Insects of the Texas Lost Pines. Texas A&M University, College Station. 283 pp.

Cerambycidae Catalog

Texas Entomology - Mike Quinn, 2008