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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Cerambycinae » Elaphidiini » Anelaphus » recently synonymyzed with A. villosus (Anelaphus formerly-parallelus-maybe-undescribed)
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unknown insect - Anelaphus formerly-parallelus-maybe-undescribed
Copyright © 2021 Charles Allen

unknown insect - Anelaphus formerly-parallelus-maybe-undescribed
PITKIN, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA
January 20, 2021
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Contributed by Charles Allen on 20 January, 2021 - 9:28pm
Last updated 21 January, 2021 - 8:57am

Was photographed on a sheet J
Was photographed on a sheet Jan 20, 2021 and is from the wild. Temperature around 60 degree F last night
… Charles Allen, 21 January, 2021 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting...
I've seen lots of specimens from early March in the Deep South, but never a January specimen!
… Robert Androw, 21 January, 2021 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

Anelaphus parallelus, for now!
There was a recent paper by Steven Lingafelter that synonymized Anelaphus parallelus under Anelaphus villosus. This was based on the type series and is too complicated to reiterate here. I believe that parallelus is a distinct taxon and for now will maintain the two species for BugGuide's purposes until further research is done on the group.

The characters that distinguish this specimen as parallelus are as follows: the longer, narrower form; the third and fourth antennomeres being subequal in length; and the pubescence of the elytra forming vague vittae. Also - parallelus flies much earlier in the season than villosus, but I'm not sure if your specimen was active in the wild on the date you cite, 1/20...
… Robert Androw, 21 January, 2021 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Long-horned Beetles.
… Robert Androw, 21 January, 2021 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 January, 2021 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

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