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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) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Agapanthiini » Hippopsis » Hippopsis lemniscata

Species Hippopsis lemniscata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle - Hippopsis lemniscata Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle - Hippopsis lemniscata Hippopsis lemniscata - male Hippopsis lemniscata Small Striped Longhorn Beetle - Hippopsis lemniscata Cerambycidae - Hippopsis lemniscata Hippopsis lemniscata ? - Hippopsis lemniscata Longhorn - Hippopsis lemniscata
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 Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Agapanthiini
Genus Hippopsis
Species lemniscata (Hippopsis lemniscata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hippopsis lemniscata (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Saperda lemniscata Fabricius 1801
correct name per GBIF: Hippopsis tuberculata Galileo & Martins, 1988, but per (1), tuberculata is restricted to S. Amer.
Explanation of Names
lemniscus (L). 'a ribbon' (2)
Numbers
1 sp. n. of Mex. (3)
Size
7-15 mm (4)
Identification
striped pronotum and long, thin antennae
Range
e. US to w. TX (TX-FL-NJ-IA) / Mex. to S. Amer. - Map (5)(6)
Season
Mostly: Jun-Jul, outside of TX, FL (BG data)(4)
Food
Ragweed (Ambrosia), also: Coreopsis, Desmodium, Helianthus, Vernonia among others.
Life Cycle
larvae bore into stems of herbacious plants, principally Asteraceae (5)
Remarks
readily attracted to UV lights (5)
See Also
Malacopterus tenellus (Fabricius) - but: stouter body & antennae, and pronotum isn't striped
- Range: CA-NM, s. TX
Print References
Hovore, F.T., R.L. Penrose & R.W. Neck. 1987. The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 44(13): 283-334, 20 figs. (5)
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
2.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
3.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.
4.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
5.The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera)
Hovore F.T., Penrose R.L., Neck R.W. 1987. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 44: 283-334.
6.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 June, 2006 - 10:09am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, metrioptera, Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 31 August, 2024 - 12:06pm

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