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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 » Sawyers (Monochamus) » Monochamus carolinensis
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Cerambycid - Monochamus carolinensis - male
Copyright © 2014 Blaine Rothauser

Cerambycid - Monochamus carolinensis - Male
Water Gate Park Delaware Water Gap, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
September 1, 2014
Can anyone confirm Monochamus carolinensis?
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Contributed by Blaine Rothauser on 1 September, 2014 - 12:59pm
Last updated 11 September, 2014 - 5:35am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 11 September, 2014 - 5:35am login or register to post comments

looks about right to me
… v belov, 1 September, 2014 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Could also
be Monochamus titillator. If the body size is above 25mm, it is most likely this latter species. The elytral tip spine is stronger than with carolinensis, which is a differentiating character and seems to show up in the picture.
… Robert Vigneault, 1 September, 2014 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

 
i see no reason to consider the titillator option in this case
the sutural angle's in plain sight [unlike in most photos] and is quite well-rounded
inciDENTALly, carolinensis can sport sutural projections this big:
… v belov, 11 September, 2014 - 5:24am login or register to post comments

 
Appreciate the level of detai
Appreciate the level of detail. Question - is the elytral spine at the distal margin of the elytra at about the point where the thoracic plate join?

I really don't understand where it's positioned?
… Blaine Rothauser, 2 September, 2014 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

 
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The spine in question is located at the very end of the elytral suture. It is, so to speak, a little extension of the suture. So you have to look at the back end of the elytra where they meet. You will see one little spine on each tip, at the middle.
… Robert Vigneault, 2 September, 2014 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

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