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Species Charisalia americana

Charisalia americana (Haldeman) - Charisalia americana Beetle - Charisalia americana Beetle - Charisalia americana Soldier Beetle? - Charisalia americana Longhorn beetle - Charisalia americana Charisalia americana (Haldeman, 1847) - Charisalia americana Longhorn Beetle - Charisalia americana Longhorn Beetle - Charisalia americana
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 Charisalia
Species americana (Charisalia americana)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Charisalia americana (Haldeman)
Orig. Comb: Stenura americana Haldeman 1847
Numbers
monotypic genus
Size
8-11 mm (1)
Identification
head and prothorax red, elytra black; prothorax with sharp projecting corners (1)
Range
e. NA to TX (2)
Season
Apr-Jul (1)(2)
Food
Decayed tuliptree (Liriodendron, Magnoliaceae) and tupelo (Nyssa, Cornaceae) (1)(2)
Life Cycle
Adults attracted to wildflowers, notably cowparsnip (Heracleum, Apiaceae) (2)
Remarks
Rare (3)(1)
See Also
Greatly resembles Neoalosterna capitata (1)

Det. A.V. Evans, 2010
Print References
Haldeman, S.S. 1847. Material towards a history of the Coleoptera Longicornia of the United States. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 10: 27-66.
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
2.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
3.Cerambycidae of North America. Part VI, No. 2. Taxonomy and classification of the subfamily Lepturinae.
E. Gorton Linsley and John A. Chemsak. 1976. 1976. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 20 January, 2010 - 1:25pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 9 September, 2021 - 1:53pm

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