Coleoptera935 species

Family Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae)

Cerambycidae is a family in the order Coleoptera. Browse 935 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Cerambycidae (935)

Spotted Pine Sawyer

Monochamus clamator

The Spotted pine sawyer (Monochamus clamator) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by LeConte in 1852.

Spotted Pine Sawyer

Monochamus maculosus

Identification: similar to M. carolinensis (strong, dense elytral punctation) but darker, with white pubescence more concentrated on lateral pronotal projections and scutellum, no white band on pronotal dorsum

Balsam Fir Sawyer

Monochamus marmorator

Comments on original guide page: How these beauty sings When i captured this bug, it was in a "ziploc" bag and it sang for me. I do have a little movie of this performance, and i would love to know if i could add it to this site, as reference informa

Southern Pine Sawyer

Monochamus titillator

Identification: Adult: brown with irregular pale grayish patches on elytra; legs gray; apical elytral margin meets sutural tooth at right angle; tip of elytral suture with distinct spines:

Nathriobrium methioides

Type Locality: Lake Corpus Christi State Park, San Patricio County, Texas. The entire type series (12 spmns) was reared from small branches of Texas Ebony gathered from slash piles at the south edge of Corpus Christi State Park . ( 3 )

Pole Borer

Neandra brunnea

The N. brunnea is a species of the longhorn beetle family, subfamily Parandrinae. Its common names include pole borer and longhorned beetle. The longhorned beetle grows between 8 and 20 mm (0.79 in) and is yellowish-brown or reddish-brown in colour.

Neanthophylax mirificus

Neanthophylax mirificus is a species of Long-Horned Beetle in the beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America, Costa Rica, and Mexico.

Neoalosterna capitata

Neoalosterna capitata (Neoalosterna capitata) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Lepturinae, tribe Lepturini, suborder Polyph

Neoclytus jouteli

Identification: Neoclytus j. simplarius Blatchley Det. M. A. Quinn, 2016 both subspp./ color forms are uncommon ( 6 )

Neoclytus mucronatus

Identification: Pronotum (thorax) Reddish-brown in central area, darkening toward all margins. Yellow stripe outlines all borders of thorax. Elytra (wings) Reddish-brown. Yellow slanted L-shape covers first 1/3 of elytra. Wide sideways U-shape on low

Neoclytus scutellaris

Identification: Elytra have gray bases. Pronotum has yellow band.

Rio Bravo Longhorn

Neocompsa bravo

A great deal of confusion has existed on what it should be called. We believe it has been previously listed as Neocompsa intricata Martins, 1970 by Hovore et. al.; Neocompsa alacris (Bates, 1885) by Linsley, Linsley and Martin and Schaeffer (1903, 19

Neocompsa puncticollis

Identification: note elytral setae in rows Neocompsa puncticollis orientalis Martins & Chemsak Det. F. Skillman a single spmn of orientalis coll'ed by Vogt at lights in Pharr, Hidalgo Co., TX in August tentatively ID'd as Neocompsa puncticollis orien

Poplar Twig Borer

Oberea delongi

Identification: Mostly black except for legs and usually last one-two ventrites which are pale reddish yellow Venter of pronotum partially pale. Legs bright orange. Pronotum shiny. Det. J.N. Knull, 1941 Type Locality: Type, allotypc and two paralyses

Leafy Spurge Stem Boring Beetle

Oberea erythrocephala

Introduced in 1980 to control Euphorbia esula (Leafy Spurge.

Sumac Stem Borer

Oberea ocellata

Identification: Orange head and pronotum (save for pronotal spots), all orange below Syn: Oberea ocellata plagiata Casey - Range: NC, FL - Pronotal spots fused and enlarged: - Cerambycidae of Florida - Michael Thomas Syn: Oberea ocellata plagiata Cas

Raspberry Cane Borer

Oberea perspicillata

Identification: Markings variable, usually mostly black, pronotum orange with two black spots and black band at the base, which is sometimes reduced to a spot.

Oberea praelonga

Identification: quite variable in coloration: the elytra sometimes are paler down the middle, the antenna are sometimes paler toward the tip, the legs are often pale, the basal pronotal spot is sometimes reduced or missing, the head is sometimes pale

Oberea pruinosa

Identification: Per Lingafelter, Oberea pruinosa Casey 1913 is morphologically identical to and a potential synonym of Oberea schaumii LeConte 1852 the descriptions of Oberea schaumii, caseyi, pruinosa in Lingafelter and Yanega are in disagreement wi

Sassafras Borer

Oberea ruficollis

Identification: Elytra gray-brown to black, rest of body (save feet & ant.) orange

Oberea schaumii

Identification: Per Lingafelter, first two or three abdominal sternites nearly completely dark (at least at center), remainder pale yellow or testaceous, rear top of head usually dark, posterolateral pronotal spot usually larger than the central spot

Dogwood Twig Borer

Oberea tripunctata

Identification: pronotum with a pair of black calli and a basal black spot near the scutellum, underside mostly dark, and outer margin of mandibles nearly straight

Obrium glabrum

Described from a unique female labeled Davis Mountains, TEXAS, July 10. ( 3 ) Obrium glabrum is rare in collections, only 8 specimens, all from the Davis Mountains, had been collected by the time of Hovore & Chemsak's (1979) publication.

Obrium mozinnae

"This tiny, bicolored species is often abundant on blossoms of leguminous trees and shrubs and is also attracted to lights."

Obrium rubidum

Identification: largest and darkest of the three eastern spp.; shape distinctive Type Locality: Pennsylvania

Obrium rufulum

Identification: uniformly pale, shining; pronotum with lateral tubercles; shape distinctive comes to lights

Ochraethes citrinus

several old spmns labelled only as having come from Hidalgo or Cameron County ( 7 ) , though a modern record exists from west of Ciudad Victoria, Tamps, Mex. ( 8 )

Twig Girdler

Oncideres cingulata

Twig Girdler (Oncideres cingulata) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Lamiinae, tribe Onciderini, suborder Polyphaga, superfa

Huisache Girdler

Oncideres pustulata

Huisache Girdler (Oncideres pustulata) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Lamiinae, tribe Onciderini, suborder Polyphaga, sup

Mesquite Girdler

Oncideres rhodosticta

Identification: Distinguished from O. cingulata by three black dots on thorax, O. pustulata by much smaller size. Det. M. A. Quinn, 2017 widespread and common girdler of mesquite ( Prosopis juliflora )

Oplosia nubila

Oplosia nubila is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1862.

Orthochoriolaus chihuahuae

Holotypes ♂, ♀ collected Pinos Atos, Chihuahua, Mexico in (BMNH) British Museum Natural History, London, UK.

Ortholeptura valida

Identification: male, female Type Locality: Shoalwater Bay, near the Columbia River, Oregon

Orwellion gibbulum

Orwellion gibbulum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1880.

Osmidus guttatus

Identification: Det. S. W. Lingafelter Type Locality: Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

Cabbage Palm Longhorn

Osmopleura chamaeropis

Identification: Unique can be locally abundant ( 4 )

Oxymerus aculeatus

earliest record in our area: Miami-Dade County, FL 2003 ( 3 )

Pachyta armata

Identification: "Broad-shouldered, strongly tapering posteriorly, and black with mostly yellow elytra" .

Tawny Longhorn Beetle

Paracorymbia fulva

Paracorymbia fulva is a large longhorn beetle, 9-14 mm long. Its golden brown elytra (wing cases) are tipped with black. It also has black legs and antennae. It is usually found near to the coast in the southern half of England, from Norfolk round to

Parandra polita

Parandra polita (Parandra polita) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Parandrinae, suborder Polyphaga, superfamily Chrysomeloi

Parelaphidion incertum

Parelaphidion incertum (Parelaphidion incertum) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Elaphidiini, suborder

Pentanodes dietzii

Unique holotype and allotype collected at Brownsville, TX (no further data); no add'l specimens collected for some 80 years , until Downie coll'ed 25 spmns near La Gloria, Starr Co., TX on whitebrush - Aloysia gratissima (Verbenaceae), which was in f

Peritapnia fabra

Type Locality: Arizona, south of Tucson. (Horn 1894)

Phaea monostigma

Phaea monostigma (Phaea monostigma) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Lamiinae, tribe Tetraopini, suborder Polyphaga, superf

Phymatodes amoenus

Identification: note red head and enlarged red femora to separate from most other Phymatodes spp. ( 3 ) pale abdomen below separates this sp. from Phymatodes lengi Joutel (Rare) can be locally common ( 6 )

Phymatodes blandus

Phymatodes blandus is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in the United States.

Phymatodes huetheri

Identification: Similar to P. fulgidus but differs by the punctures on pronotum and sides of prothorax distinctly denser and metatarsomere I about as long as II-III together

Phymatodes lengi

Identification: Note: Dark Abdomen Det. T. H. Atkinson, 2012 rare

Phymatodes nigrescens

Identification: " Phymatodes nigrescens is in fact distinct from these dark forms of P. vulneratus as well. It can be separated from both bicolored and unicolored forms of P. vulneratus by the coarsely punctate apical one-half of the elytra; the over

Tanbark Borer

Phymatodes testaceus

Length 8 to 13mm. Very variable in colour from golden brown, through reddish to a deep blue-black. A common form has the thorax reddish and the elytra deep blue. The adults are active nocturnally and will come to light but are rarely seen otherwise u

Phymatodes varius

Phymatodes varius is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Phymatodes vilitatis

Phymatodes vilitatis is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in the United States.

Elm Bark Borer

Physocnemum brevilineum

Identification: Det. Guy A. Hanley, 2010 uncommon ( 6 )

Physocnemum violaceipenne

P. violaceipenne is usually 11-13 mm in size and is associated with "white" oaks, but perhaps other oaks. I have a nice series from NJ, and single specimens from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. Larvae feed in dead branches. (D. Heffern, pers. comm.

Phytoecia cylindrica

Length 6 to10 mm. Completely dark leaden grey to black but for the front legs which are almost entirely orange or yellow. Elytra with dense recumbent fine grey pubescence. Adults are active in hot sunshine on or around umbellifers. Although they are

Pidonia aurata

Pidonia aurata (Pidonia aurata) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Lepturinae, tribe Pidoniini, suborder Polyphaga, superfami

Pidonia densicollis

Identification: the bulbous, dark pronotum, elytra dull with stripes, and pubescence eliminate the other possibilities (the pubescence is crucial) --Doug Yanega, pers.comm. to =v= 1.vi.2011

Pidonia (Thesalia) gnathoides

Pidonia gnathoides

Pidonia gnathoides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873.

Pidonia (Ceratopidonia) quadrata

Pidonia quadrata

Identification: P. gnathoides is similar but with the pronotum and elytra more distinctly punctate. -T.C. MacRae, 18.i.2008

Stripe-legged Long-horned Beetle

Pidonia ruficollis

Pidonia ruficollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Say in 1824.

Pidonia vibex OR nitidicollis

Pidonia vibex

Identification: In the male, the deep concavity of the last ventrite and impressed penultimate ventrite separate vibex from ruficollis , which has the last ventrite shallowly concave and the penultimate not impressed. Additionally, ruficollis does no

Piezocera monochroa

Identification: Det. E. G. Riley, 2009 Type coll'ed by Townsend at Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas

Pilostenaspis lateralis

over 30 spmns of this normally rare beetle were collected at the US Hwy 385 Rest Stop, 28 mi S Fort Stockton, Glass Mtns, Pecos Co., Texas, over 20 were collected at this site in mid March

Mesquite Borer

Placosternus difficilis

Mesquite Borer (Placosternus difficilis) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Clytini, suborder Polyphaga,

Tamaulipan Bumelia Borer

Plinthocoelium schwarzi

Identification: black femora Det. D. Heffern, 2009 Type Locality: McAllen, Hidalgo Co., Texas Described from four specimens, two females and two males, received from D. K. McMillan with the following note, "Collected May 22, 1909, on the blossoms of

Bumelia Borer

Plinthocoelium suaveolens

Identification: Large, metallic green, bronze, or blue (highly variable). Reddish femora . - red form is least common Adults are attracted to UV lights and rarely to bait.

Plionoma rubens

Identification: The length of the antennae of the males varies considerably, but the lateral punctation of the pronotum and elytra is fine and dense in all of the examples seen by Linsley (1942)

Plionoma suturalis

Identification: pronotum red (s.CA to w.TX) or black (in the rest of TX): Type Locality: Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle

Pogonocherus hispidulus

Length 5 to 8 mm. Similar to P. hispidus but generally larger and with longer teeth at the tip of each elytron. This species has white marked antennae and a white band on the scutellum. Well camouflaged on trees and shrubs by its lichen like appearan

Lesser Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle

Pogonocherus hispidus

A small (6 or 7 mm) longhorn beetle said to be camouflaged to resemble a bird dropping, but looking quite handsome for all that. It is distinguished by a thorn like tooth at the tip of each elytron. Scutellum all black (c.f. Pogonocherus hispidulus).

Pogonocherus penicillatus

Identification: The angled white basal band and longitudinally-arranged tufts of black setae are distinctive. … Ted C. MacRae, 21 June, 2007

Poliaenus volitans

Poliaenus volitans is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873. It is known from Guatemala and Mexico.

Prionus arenarius

Identification: Distinctive from all other Homaesthesis by the broad, flattened posterior tarsi with conspicuous setal fringes , modifications for walking on sand , Described from Monahans Sandhills State Park in western Texas Texas considers this a

Prionus emarginatus

Identification: Hairy "neck" distinguishes this species from other North American species in the genus. This species has localized populations, and adults can emerge in great numbers after heavy summer rains.

Prionus fissicornis

Identification: at least 25 antennomeres, often over 30

Prionus geminus

Identification: differs from P. emarginatus by the: imbrication of antennomeres in males slightly emarginated at apex (distinctly bifurcated in emarginatus ); last antennomere in males simple or slightly complex (distinctly complex in emarginatus );

Prionus heroicus

Prionus heroicus is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.

Tile-horned Prionus

Prionus imbricornis

Identification: Antennae with 16–23 segments in ♂, 15–21 in ♀ On mid-summer nights, these hit lighted windows so hard at my house in Durham, NC, that I fear the glass will break. Mostly males come to lights.

Prionus pocularis

Identification: Similar to P. laticollis . More brown, base of pronotum narrower, elytra more punctate, eyes more closely spaced. Metasternum of female is hairy, smooth in laticollis .

Prionus spinipennis

Identification: Prionus (H.) spinipennis may be distinguished from all other known Homaesthesis by the combination of 12-segmented antennae, expanded tarsi, dark-brown to piceous integument with wholly reddish antennae, and spinose sutural angle of t

Pronocera collaris

Identification: Distinguished from the similar appearing Phymatodes testaceus by the more densely punctate elytra and polished pronotum without calli.

Currant-tip Borer

Psenocerus supernotatus

Psenocerus supernotatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Psenocerus. It was described by Say in 1823.

Pseudastylopsis pini

Type Locality: Carr Peak, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise Co., Arizona. Beaten from pines at an elevation of 9,000 feet.

Pseudogaurotina cressoni

Pseudogaurotina cressoni is a species of the Lepturinae subfamily in the long-horned beetle family. This beetle is distributed in Canada, and the United States.

Pseudostrangalia cruentata

Identification: distinctive elytra with red margins and pointed tips, bilobed base (Linsley & Chemsak 1976) Det. D. J. Heffern 1993. Type Locality: Pennsylvania ( 3 ) Attracted to lights ( 6 )

Pseudovadonia livida

Might be mistaken for Alosterna , especially as they may occur together in the field, but Pseudovadonia livida is broader and has extensively dark legs. Good close up photographs required please. Frequents open and sunny situations such as meadows an

Psyrassa brevicornis

Identification: Det. D. Heffern, 2010 Type Locality: Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas

Spined Twig Girdler

Psyrassa pertenuis

Psyrassa pertenuis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Branch Pruner

Psyrassa unicolor

Identification: uniformly orange to reddish-brown body, legs, and antennae; eyes black; body long, slender, and cylindrical; pronotum same width as head but almost twice as long; elytra nearly parallel-sided, slightly wider than pronotum and 3-5 time

Purpuricenus opacus

Identification: distinguished from other N. Amer. Purpuricenus by its brunneus to dull-orange elytra with at most the apical one-third black Rare in dry years ; a large series collected in fermenting bait traps placed in a dry oak/juniper/pine woodla

Pygoleptura brevicornis

Pygoleptura brevicornis is a species of flower longhorns in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.

Two-banded Longhorn Beetle

Rhagium bifasciatum

A large species of longhorn beetle that may reach 22 millimetres long and can be distinguished by the two prominent pale yellow bands on each elytron. The adults are commonly found on tree trunks, often in woodland and occasionally on low vegetation.

Rhagium mordax

This is a yellow beetle with brown and black mottling and two eye-like spots on its wing-cases. For a 'long-horn' beetle, it has relatively short antennae. The adult favours open-structured flowers, particularly Hawthorn and umbellifers where it feed

Rhopalophora angustata

Type Locality: Esperanza Ranch, Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas

Rhopalophora bicolorella

Identification: Resembling Rhopalophora longipes Say in size; color varying from entirely fuscous to red pronotum, some of the dark forms have slight traces of lighter areas on bases of elytra. Type Locality: Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Arizona, July 15

Rhopalophora longipes

Identification: Weak lateral pubescent stripes Det. M. A. Quinn, 2012 common eastern sp.

Rhopalophora meeskei

Identification: Det. M. A. Quinn, 2013 Type Locality: Las Vegas, San Miguel Co., New Mexico

Rutpela maculata

This is a large but well-marked longhorn beetle with a variable pattern of black and yellow markings. Usually found along hedgerows and woodland margins where the adults are most often seen on Hawthorn or umbel flowers. The larvae live in rotten wood

Hickory Saperda

Saperda discoidea

Identification: Remarkably dimorphic This species is remarkable in having the sexes so unlike that one unacquainted with it would certainly consider them distinct species. In a long series of males, however, there will be found individuals having the

Saperda fayi

Identification: Markings often quite reduced in males