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Genus Clytus

BG2121 D2755-6-6b - Clytus marginicollis Longhorned Beetle - Clytus ruricola Longhorn beetle on peony - Clytus ruricola round-necked longhorn - Clytus ruricola Cerambycid - Clytus ruricola Clytus marginicollis Unidentified Insect - Clytus ruricola Longhorn or perhaps flower beetle - Clytus planifrons
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 Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Clytus
Other Common Names
C. arietis is called "wasp beetle" in the UK
Pronunciation
klī'tus(1)
Explanation of Names
Clytus Laicharting 1784
Numbers
in the New World, 8 spp. in our area + 1 in Mexico(2), >40 spp. in Eurasia
Range
in our area, 2 spp. eastern and 6 western(2)
Works Cited
1.The Century Dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language
2.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 24 June, 2017 - 2:50pm

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