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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Cerambycinae » Clytini » Neoclytus » Neoclytus mucronatus

Species Neoclytus mucronatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Clytus? Neoclytus? - Neoclytus mucronatus Cerambycidae - Neoclytus mucronatus Cerambycidae - Neoclytus mucronatus Red/Black Beetle - Neoclytus mucronatus Longhorned Beetle? - Neoclytus mucronatus Colorful Beetle - Neoclytus mucronatus Neoclytus mucronatus Longhorn beetle - Neoclytus mucronatus
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 Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Neoclytus
Species mucronatus (Neoclytus mucronatus)
Explanation of Names
mucronatus - Latin for a sharp point / rump, buttocks (1) see close up
Numbers
26 spp. n. of Mex. (2)
Size
8-20 mm (3)
Range
TX-FL-NY-NB (BG data)
Season
April through October (Lingafelter & Horner 1993)
Food
Larval hosts: Celtis and Persimmon (Lingafelter & Horner 1993); dead and dying hickory, rarely pine (3)
Remarks
Fairly common and quite variable in size (3)
See Also
Neoclytus mucronatus vogti - Texas Beetle Information
Print References
Lingafelter, S.W. & N.V. Horner. 1993. The Cerambycidae of north-central Texas. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 47(2): 159-191.
Internet References
Cerambycidae of Florida - Thomas et al.
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
By Donald J. Borror
2.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
3.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
By Douglas Yanega
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 26 August, 2006 - 7:20am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 25 April, 2012 - 10:59pm

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