Species Trichocnemis spiculatus - Ponderous Borer

Classification · Other Common Names · Numbers · Food · Works Cited

Ponderous borer - Trichocnemis spiculatus - female

Ergates spiculatus - Trichocnemis spiculatus - male

Northern California Coast - Trichocnemis spiculatus

Ponderous borer - Trichocnemis spiculatus

Ergates spiculatus ? - Trichocnemis spiculatus

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 Callipogonini

Genus Trichocnemis

Species spiculatus (Ponderous Borer)

Other Common Names

web searches reveal several names, incl. Pine Sawyer, Western Pine Sawyer, Spined Woodborer, and Ponderosa Pine Borer (conflation of Ponderous Borer and Pine Sawyer?)

Numbers

2 sspp., both in our area(1)

Food

Grubs are found chiefly in ponderosa pine and Douglas fir

Works Cited

1.	A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 31 August, 2006 - 11:58pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 4 December, 2011 - 10:55am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2012 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version