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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cleroidea » Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) » Hydnocerinae » Phyllobaenus » Phyllobaenus humeralis

Species Phyllobaenus humeralis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

Checkered Beetle ? - Phyllobaenus humeralis

Phyllobaenus humeralis (Say) - Phyllobaenus humeralis

Big-eyed Beetle - Phyllobaenus humeralis

Phyllobaenus humeralis? - Phyllobaenus humeralis

Phyllobaenus sp - Phyllobaenus humeralis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Cleroidea

Family Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)

Subfamily Hydnocerinae

Genus Phyllobaenus

Species humeralis (Phyllobaenus humeralis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Phyllobaenus humeralis (Say)

Orig. Comb: Clerus humeralis Say 1823

Syn: Hydnocera humeralis (Say)

Explanation of Names

Humeralis is a reference to the reddish patch on the humeral angle of the elytra:

(humeral mark not present on all individuals)

Numbers

49 spp. n. of Mex. (1)

Size

3.5-5.5 mm (2)

Range

widely dist. (CA-FL-ME-BC) (2)

Season

mostly May-July in NA (BG data)

mostly Apr-May in c. TX (based on 112 spmns) (3)

Life Cycle

Breeds in the trunks and limbs of oaks and hickory (Mawdsley, 2002), (3)

See Also

Resembles P. pubescens and P. rufipes, both of which lack humeral spots and have uniformly reddish-orange legs.

While Phyllobaenus humeralis is similar in pattern, Necrobia ruficollis is a metallic greenish-blue clerid with orangish humeri, pronotum, and legs. But, N. ruficollis differs significantly in body form and generic characters.

Print References

Mawdsley, J.R. 2002. Ecological notes on species of Cleridae (Coleoptera) associated with the prairie flora of central North America. Great Lakes Entomologist 35: 15-22.

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

2.	The checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of Florida. Leavengood, Jr., J.M. 2008. University of Florida, Gainesville. 206 pp.

3.	Abundance and distribution of potential arthropod prey species in a typical Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat. Quinn, M.A. 2000. Unpublished Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station. ix + 182 pp.

Contributed by tom murray on 25 August, 2007 - 1:02pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn
Last updated 16 January, 2018 - 3:16pm

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