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Species Mallodon dasystomus - Hardwood Stump Borer

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
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
Brimley, p. 209 (2)
Dillon, p. 576, plate LVII #8 (3)
Internet References
Gallery of Florida Insects--Beetles, also has image of similar Archodontes
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection has 70 pinned, including specimens from that state, and no other species listed for the genus.