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Species Mallodon dasystomus - Hardwood Stump Borer

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Prioninae
Tribe Macrotomini
Genus Mallodon
Species dasystomus (Hardwood Stump Borer)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Stenodontes dasystomus
Size
20-50 mm
Identification
Robust, gigantic jaws. Resembles Archodontes melanopus, see Yanega for discussion. (1)
Range
Southern North America
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
May-October, Northeast (1). January, May-June, August--North Carolina (2).
Life Cycle
Larvae bore in live heartwood of trees, esp. oak, sycamore, take 3-4 years to mature. Can be economically damaging. Adults attracted to UV lights.
Remarks
This was until recently considered a Stenodontes spp., Mallodon was treated as a subgenus.
Print References
Yanega, p. 26, figs. 6a-b (1)
Brimley, p. 209 (2)
Dillon, p. 576, plate LVII #8 (3)
Internet References
Forestry Images
Texas Insects
Gallery of Florida Insects--Beetles, also has image of similar Archodontes
Florida Longhorns--female
Florida Longhorns--male
Florida Longhorns--larva
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection has 70 pinned, including specimens from that state, and no other species listed for the genus.
Ill. checklist Florida Cerambycids--photo male only
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
By Douglas Yanega
2.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
3.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 June, 2004 - 10:43am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 20 August, 2005 - 3:49pm

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