Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Current comb.: Anthophylax attenuatus (Haldeman, 1847)
Pachyta attenuata, Argaleus attenuatus, Anthophilax alternatus
Identification
Head: Black, covered with gray-white pile. Middle line dark. Eyes black, indented (emarginate) around antenna bases. Not metallic like other Anthophylax.
Antenna: Reach to about middle of elytra, male antenna shorter. Reddish.
Thorax (Pronotum): Black, with some gray-white pile. Collar raised. Faint groove down center. Sides have a large, spine-like projection. Underside gray-white pile.
Wings (Elytra): Reddish-brown with flecks of gray-white covering wings. Wings narrow toward tips, more so on the male. Tips bluntly rounded.
Legs: Reddish-brown. Thighs (femora) covered with whitish pile.
Abdomen: Underside gray-white pile
Range
ne. NA
(1): ME-MN to NC-TN
(2) Atlantic provinces, Quebec, Ontario.
Habitat
larvae in moist, decaying hardwood logs
(1)Food
Larvae found in dead beech, cottonwood and maple. Also reported in living branches of spruce. Adults are attracted to pine cones (male cones).
Life Cycle
Larva use wet decaying logs and pupate in the soil.
Remarks
Types:
Holotype as Pachyta attenuata by Haldeman, 1847. Type Locality: Michigan. In the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Print References
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 1847 new series, Vol. 10 by Haldeman, pg. 59.
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1847-50, Series 2, Vol. 1 by LeConte, pp. 319-320.
Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, New York, 1917 Vol. 12 (4) by Nicolay : 92-95.
Beetles of Eastern North America, 2014 by Evans, pg. 392.
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog: Photo
