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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 » Trachyderini » Trachyderina » Purplescent Longhorn Beetles (Purpuricenus) » Purpuricenus linsleyi

Species Purpuricenus linsleyi

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Works Cited
Purpuricenus linsleyi Chemsak - Purpuricenus linsleyi - female Purpuricenus linsleyi - male Purpuricenus linsleyi - female Purpuricenus linsleyi Chemsak - Purpuricenus linsleyi - male
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 Cerambycinae
Tribe Trachyderini
Subtribe Trachyderina
Genus Purpuricenus (Purplescent Longhorn Beetles)
Species linsleyi (Purpuricenus linsleyi)
Explanation of Names
Purpuricenus linsleyi Chemsak 1961
named after E. Gorton Linsley (1910-2000)
Size
13-21 mm(1)
Range
north-central to south-central TX (from San Antonio north to the Red River)(1)
Season
mid-May to late June(1)
Food
no recorded hosts, but probably utilizes oak (Quercus)(1)
Print References
Chemsak, J.A. 1961. A new species of Purpuricenus from Texas (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 37: 183–184.
Chemsak, J. 2000. Earle Gorton Linsley. American Entomologist 46: 270-271.
Lingafelter, S.W. & N.V. Horner. 1993. The Cerambycidae of north-central Texas. Coleopterists Bulletin, 47(2): 159-191.
Works Cited
1.Review of the genus Purpuricenus Dejean (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in North America
MacRae T.C. 2000. Pan-Pac. Entomol. 76: 137-169.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 17 January, 2010 - 4:34pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 23 January, 2024 - 3:09am

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