Moneilema armatum

Moneilema armatum
Moneilema armatum, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Cerambycidae
Subfamily:Lamiinae
Genus:Moneilema
Species: M. armatum
Binomial name
Moneilema armatum
LeConte, 1853
Synonyms[1]
  • Moneilema convexa Casey, 1924
  • Moneilema crassum LeConte, 1853
  • Moneilema femoralis Casey, 1913
  • Moneilema isolatum Psota, 1930
  • Moneilema laevigatum Bland, 1862
  • Moneilema obesa Casey, 1924
  • Moneilema punctatum Psota, 1930
  • Moneilema rector Casey, 1913
  • Moneilema rugosipennis Fisher, 1928
  • Moneilema simplicicornis Casey, 1913
  • Moneilema simplicicornis grylliceps Casey, 1913
  • Moneilema solida Psota, 1930
  • Moneilema walsenburgi Casey, 1913

Moneilema armatum is a species of flat-faced longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The flightless beetles often feed on prickly pear cactus, boring into the stems and roots.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Moneilema armatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Moneilema armatum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Moneilema armatum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Moneilema armatum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. ↑ "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World". Retrieved 2018-06-20.

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
  • Klingeman, William E.; Youssef, Nadeer N.; Oliver, Jason B.; Basham, Joshua P. (2017). "The longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Tennessee: distribution of species, seasonal adult activity, and new state records". Florida Entomologist. 100: 292–302. doi:10.1653/024.100.0226.
  • LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
  • Monné, M. A.; Bezark, L. G. (2013). Checklist of the Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae, Disteniidae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere (PDF).
  • White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.
  • Yanega, Douglas (1996). Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Illinois Natural History Survey. ISBN 978-1882932016.


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