Species Tragidion coquus

Classification · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

black and orange longhorned beetle - Tragidion coquus

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 Trachyderini

Genus Tragidion

Species coquus (Tragidion coquus)

Numbers

5 spp. north of Mexico (1), mostly occur in the southwest.

Range

eastern North America to New Mexico

Remarks

Highly variable amount of orange on the elytra.

Internet References

Cerambycid Catalog

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 25 August, 2005 - 11:41am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 29 September, 2008 - 9:30am

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