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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) » Prioninae » Prionini » Prionus » subgenus Prionus (Prionus subgenus Prionus) » Prionus pocularis

Species Prionus pocularis

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Print References · Works Cited
Prionus - Prionus pocularis - female Large Mandibles - Prionus pocularis - male Tile-horned Prionus Beetle - Prionus pocularis - male Cape Cod beetle - Prionus pocularis Beetle - Prionus pocularis Prionus pocularis UDCC_TCN 00103249 - Prionus pocularis - male Longhorn beetle - Prionus pocularis
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 Prioninae
Tribe Prionini
Genus Prionus
No Taxon (subgenus Prionus)
Species pocularis (Prionus pocularis)
Other Common Names
Tooth-necked Long Horn Beetle
Explanation of Names
Prionus pocularis Dalman 1817
Size
24-45 mm
Identification
Similar to P. laticollis. More brown, base of pronotum narrower, elytra more punctate, eyes more closely spaced. Metasternum of female is hairy, smooth in laticollis.
Range
e. US (TX-FL-MA-MN) - Map (GBIF)
Life Cycle
Larvae feed in dead pine longs, stumps. Attracted to lights.
Print References
(1)
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
Contributed by Cotinis on 9 July, 2005 - 6:04am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, v belov, mfdigiro
Last updated 8 June, 2024 - 9:36pm

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