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Anoplodera
Genus
Anoplodera
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
Lepturinae (Flower Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe
Lepturini
Genus
Anoplodera
Explanation of Names
Anoplodera
Mulsant 1839
Greek 'unarmed neck'
(
1
)
Numbers
a single species in the New World (a member of the subgenus
Anoploderomorpha
)
(
2
)
, 32 spp. in 4 subgenera in Eurasia
(
3
)
Habitat
Moist habitats
(
4
)
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in crevices of bark. Larvae feed for 2-3 years, excavating extensive galleries that they pack with frass.
(
4
)
Works Cited
1.
Composition of scientific words
Brown R.W. 1956. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 882 pp.
2.
New World Cerambycidae Catalog
3.
Bezark L.G. (-2023) A photographic catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
4.
Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by
Chuck Entz
on 29 March, 2008 - 11:23am
Additional contributions by
v belov
,
Marci Hess
Last updated 1 October, 2023 - 2:15pm