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Species Oberea schaumii

Oberea schaumii LeConte - Oberea schaumii Oberea schaumii LeConte - Oberea schaumii Oberea schaumii LeConte - Oberea schaumii Oberea schaumii LeConte - Oberea schaumii Longhorn June 19 - Oberea schaumii
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 Phytoeciini
Genus Oberea
Species schaumii (Oberea schaumii)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
pruinosa Casey 1913 sunk under schaumii per the Cerambycidae Catalog.
Explanation of Names
Oberea schaumii LeConte 1852
Type collected by Dr. Schaum in New Orleans, LA
Identification
Per Lingafelter (2007), first two or three abdominal sternites nearly completely dark (at least at center), remainder pale yellow or testaceous, rear top of head usually dark, posterolateral pronotal spot usually larger than the central spot. (1)

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2016
Range
e. NA to AB - Map (1)(2)(3), less common in the south
Season
May-July (1)
Food
Larvae are girdlers of living branches of cottonwood (Populus, Salicaceae) (1)
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in the stems and branches of suckers and seedlings. The larvae feed near the pith, excavating tunnels up to 6" long and boring frass expulsion holes. Black, necrotic areas develop around these holes.(4)
Remarks
the descriptions of Oberea schaumii, caseyi, pruinosa in Lingafelter (2007) and Yanega (1996) are in disagreement with each other. (1)(5)
See Also
O. pruinosa Casey 1913 is morphologically identical to and a potential jr. synonym of Oberea schaumii LeConte 1852 (1)
Oberea caseyi Plavilstshikov - abdominal sternites and head unicolorous, yellow to reddish; head usually without dark markings (1)
Photos - Cerambycidae Catalog
Print References
LeConte, J.L. 1852. An attempt to classify the longicorn Coleoptera of the part of America, north of Mexico. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (2)2: 139-178.
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
2.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
5.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.