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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Prioninae » Prionini » Orthosoma » Brown Prionid (Orthosoma brunneum)

Species Orthosoma brunneum - Brown Prionid

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · Remarks · Works Cited
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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 Prioninae
Tribe Prionini
Genus Orthosoma
Species brunneum (Brown Prionid)
Other Common Names
Brown Prionid (1)
Explanation of Names
Orthosoma brunneum (Förster 1771)
Size
25-50 mm (1)
Range
e. NA(1)
Habitat
Moist decaying wood(1)
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid from June to late summer in wood that has been dead for several years, especially preferring wood with high moisture content and containing fungi. The larvae feed for 2-3 years packing their tunnels with frass.(2)
Remarks
comes to bait & lights(1); very common
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
2.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by Cotinis on 19 July, 2004 - 4:14pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, Mike Quinn, v belov, roar, mfdigiro, Marci Hess
Last updated 29 July, 2023 - 1:04pm

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