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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 » Methiini » Tessaropa » Tessaropa tenuipes

Species Tessaropa tenuipes

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Tessaropa tenuipes (Halderman) - Tessaropa tenuipes

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 Methiini

Genus Tessaropa

Species tenuipes (Tessaropa tenuipes)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tessaropa tenuipes (Haldeman)

Orig. Comb: Molochrus tenuipes Haldeman 1846

Explanation of Names

Methia tenuipes (Haldeman)

Numbers

1 sp. n. of Mex. (1)

Size

4-6 mm (2)

Identification

can be separated from other genera in the tribe by the completely divided eyes, obsolete second antennal segment, and imbricated abdomen

Range

e. US to c. & s. TX - Map (3)(4)

Season

mostly: Mar-May (2)(3)(4)

Food

small dead branches of various hardwoods incl. oak, hickory, walnut, beech (2)

Remarks

Uncommon (2)(3)

Print References

Haldeman, S.S. 1846. On several new genera and species of insects. Proceedings of the Academy of National Sciences of Philadelphia 3: 124-128.

Internet References

Cerambycidae Catalog

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

2.	Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.

3.	Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.

4.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 21 January, 2010 - 11:48am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 15 May, 2022 - 4:56am

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