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Species Heterachthes ebenus

Heterachthes ebenus - female Heterachthes ebenus - male Longhorned Beetle - Heterachthes ebenus Longhorned Beetle - Heterachthes ebenus Heterachthes ebenus - male Heterachthes ebenus - 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 Ibidionini
Genus Heterachthes
Species ebenus (Heterachthes ebenus)
Explanation of Names
Heterachthes ebenus Newman 1840
ebenus (G). 'ebony' (1), for the color of the beetle
Size
6-12 mm (2)
Range
se. US (TX-FL-s.NJ-s.IL) to Uruguay / Puerto Rico - Map (3)(4)(5), most records from FL
Season
Apr-Aug (2)
Food
larval hosts incl. Pinus, Acacia, Quercus (6)
Remarks
uncommon (particularly outside of FL) (6)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
3. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
4.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
5.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
6.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.