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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) » Monochamini » Goes » Oak sapling borer (Goes tesselatus)

Species Goes tesselatus - Oak sapling borer

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Monochamini
Genus Goes
Species tesselatus (Oak sapling borer)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Goes tesselatus (Haldeman)
Orig. Comb: Monochamus tessellatus Haldeman, 1847
Explanation of Names
tesselat (L). 'checkered' (1)
Numbers
Nine spp. in genus (2)
Size
20-30 mm
Identification
Scattered spots of pale pubescence on elytra. Very similar to the more southern Goes tumifrons. See Yanega (3) for details.

Lingafelter's (2007)(4) key couplet on pg. 103 says the
mid-elytral "suture with brighter white pubescence that remainder of elytron" for Goes tesselatus vs.
"suture without differently colored pubescence from remainder of elytron" for Goes tumifrons.
Range
e. US - Map (5)
Habitat
deciduous forests
Season
May-September (3)(4)
Food
Larvae feed on heartwood of living hardwoods, especially oaks, Quercus spp. (3)(4)
Life Cycle
Larvae require 3-5 years to mature. During this time they can hollow out the base of a tree, killing it.(6)
See Also
Goes tumifrons
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.
Yanega, pp. 127-128, fig. 341 (3)
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.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.
3.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
4.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
5.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
6.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 June, 2006 - 6:19am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Marci Hess
Last updated 11 June, 2024 - 1:46pm

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