Prionus
| Prionus | |
|---|---|
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| Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845, female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Prioninae |
| Tribe: | Prionini |
| Genus: | Prionus Geoffroy, 1762 [1] |
Prionus Geoffroy, 1762 is a genus of long-horned beetles of the subfamily Prioninae, tribe Prionini, widespread in Europe, Asia and North America.[2]
Description
P. coriarius
The members of this genus are large (25–70 mm) and usually brown or black.
All members of the genus Prionus have twelve or more strongly toothed or even flabellate antennomeres on their large antennae.
The only species present in England is "The Tanner", Prionus coriarius (Linnaeus, 1758).
Common North American species include the "Tile-horned Prionus", Prionus imbricornis, the "California root borer", Prionus californicus, and the "Broad-necked root borer", Prionus laticollis.
Biology
The adults are nocturnal and are attracted to light, while their larvae feed on rotting wood or roots.
Species
- Prionus arenarius Hovore, 1981
- Prionus aureopilosus Fragoso & Monné, 1982
- Prionus aztecus Casey, 1912
- Prionus batesi Lameere, 1920
- Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
- Prionus coriarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Prionus curticollis Casey, 1912
- Prionus debilis Casey, 1891
- Prionus emarginatus Say, 1824
- Prionus fissicornis Haldeman, 1845
- Prionus flohri Bates, 1884
- Prionus heroicus Semenov, 1907
- Prionus hintoni Linsley, 1935
- Prionus howdeni Chemsak, 1979
- Prionus imbricornis (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Prionus integer LeConte, 1851
- Prionus laticollis (Drury, 1773)
- Prionus lecontei Lameere, 1912
- Prionus linsleyi Hovore, 1981
- Prionus mexicanus Bates, 1884
- Prionus palparis Say, 1824
- Prionus pocularis Dalman in Schoenherr, 1817
- Prionus poultoni Lameere, 1912
- Prionus rhodocerus Linsley, 1957
- Prionus simplex (Casey, 1912)
- Prionus spinipennis Hovore & Turnbow, 1984
- Prionus townsendi Casey, 1912
References
- ↑ "Prionus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Prionus |
- check-list of world-wide Prionus-species
- gallery of Prionus-species
- Bugguide.net page on Prionus
- Prionus californicus
- Prionus borers
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