Moneilema armatum | |
---|---|
Moneilema armatum, Cimarron County, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
Genus: | Moneilema |
Species: | M. armatum |
Binomial name | |
Moneilema armatum LeConte, 1853 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
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]
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described.
Anthicus is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are at least 100 described species in Anthicus.
Eucrada is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are at least two described species in Eucrada.
Sternidius is a genus of flat-faced longhorns in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. There are at least 20 described species in Sternidius.
Strangalepta is a genus containing only one species, Strangalepta abbreviata, a longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Sachalinobia is a genus of flower longhorns in the beetle family Cerambycidae. There are at least two described species in Sachalinobia.
Poecilium is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least 20 described species in Poecilium.
Trachyderini is a tribe of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least 140 genera and 650 described species in Trachyderini.
Dorcasina matthewsii is a species of flower longhorn in the beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America and was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1869.
Parorectis sublaevis is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Nothopleurus lobigenis, the southwestern stump borer, is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Typocerus deceptus is a species of flower longhorn in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Prionus arenarius is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Nitidulini is a tribe of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 10 genera and at least 20 described species in Nitidulini.
Oxyomus sylvestris is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It occurs in Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. It is saprophagous rather than a "true" dung beetle.
Parandra polita is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Sphaenothecus bilineatus, the double-banded bycid, is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Sternidius punctatus is a species of flat-faced longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae.
Tragosoma harrisii is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Trichoferus campestris, the velvet longhorned beetle, is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae.