Synaphaeta guexi

Synaphaeta guexi
Male and female Synaphaeta guexi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Synaphaeta
Species: S. guexi
Binomial name
Synaphaeta guexi
(LeConte, 1852)[1]

Synaphaeta guexi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Synaphaeta. It occurs in the Pacific states of North America, from British Columbia down to California,[2] and has been reared from a variety of hardwood trees, including Pacific willow (Salix lasiandra), white alder (Alnus rhombifolia), coffeeberry (Frangula californica), English walnut (Juglans regia), and cherry (Prunus sp.).[3] It was described by LeConte in 1852 based on a specimen from Benicia, CA.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 LeConte, John L. (1852). "An attempt to classify the Longicorn Coleoptera of the part of America North of Mexico". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2 (2): 2. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. "Synaphaeta guexi (LeConte, 1852)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. Tyson, William H. (July 1966). "Notes on Reared Cerambycidae". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 42: 201–207. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. Biolib.cz - Synaphaeta guexi. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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