Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cerasphorus cincta (cinctus)
Explanation of Names
Species name "cincta" is Latin for "girdled." (Based on Internet searches.)
Numbers
This is the only Nearctic species in the genus.
Identification
Markings may be absent. Scutellum much longer than broad. "There are no other NE longhorns of similar size and coloration that have strong spines on the femora, pronotum, and elytral apices."
(1)Range
Northeastern US, and southward and westward to Texas and Oklahoma.
Season
Adults fly March through September in the Eastern United States.
Food
Larvae feed on dead and seasoned branches and limbs of hardwood species, including oak and hickory.
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in crevices in the bark, or directly into the wood. Larvae feed the first season beneath the bark, then head deeper into the wood.
(2)Remarks
Yanega speculates that at least one additional Knulliana species is yet to be named, and one subspecies.
(1)
Genus name is sometimes given as Cerasphorus, apparently an older name. Species name is sometimes given as Knulliana cinctus instead of cincta.
Adults are attracted to lights.
Internet References
Cerambycidae of Florida--photos of male and female
Contributed by
Stephen Cresswell on 7 September, 2004 - 5:34am
Additional contributions by
cotinisLast updated 11 February, 2006 - 4:38am
