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Species Oncideres quercus - Oak Girdler

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Onciderini
Genus Oncideres (Twig Girdling Beetles)
Species quercus (Oak Girdler)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oncideres quercus Skinner 1905
Range
AZ / NL, Mex. (1)
Season
July-Sept (BG data)
Life Cycle
The adults prune branches of oak between the elevations of 5000 and 6000 feet in the Chiricahua Mountains. (2)
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
2.A list of Cerambycidae from the Chiricahua Mountain area, Cochise County, Arizona (Coleoptera).
Linsley, E.G., J.N. Knull and M. Statham. 1961. American Museum novitates, 2050: 1-34.
Contributed by Guy A. Hanley on 22 December, 2007 - 11:12am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn
Last updated 29 November, 2017 - 4:16pm

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