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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Cerambycinae » Obriini » Obrium » Obrium maculatum

Species Obrium maculatum

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Longhorned Beetle - Obrium maculatum Obrium maculatum 903W03 - Obrium maculatum Cerambycidae - Obrium maculatum Obrium maculatum (Olivier) - Obrium maculatum Tiny Long-horned beetle - Obrium maculatum Tiny Long-horned beetle - Obrium maculatum exquisitely beautiful beetle - Obrium maculatum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Cerambycinae
Tribe Obriini
Genus Obrium
Species maculatum (Obrium maculatum)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Obrium maculatum (Olivier)
Orig. Comb: Saperda maculata Olivier 1795
Size
4-7 mm (1)
Identification
Pronotum strongly constricted at base (1)
Range
e US (TX-FL-NY-NE) / Mex. to Costa Rica - Map (2)(3)
Season
Apr-Aug (mostly) (BG data)
Food
many hardwoods and shrubs, incl. oak and hickory (1)
Remarks
attracted to UV lights; common (1)
See Also
Stenhomalus taiwanus Matsushita - note long setae on the third and fourth antennomeres
- Range: se US (GA to c. TX), introduced from Asia
Det. V. Belov, 2017
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
2.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Sean McCann on 15 August, 2006 - 11:43am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 1 May, 2023 - 12:26am

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