Saperda tridentata

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Saperda tridentata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Saperda
Species:
S. tridentata
Binomial name
Saperda tridentata
Olivier, 1795
Synonyms
  • Eutetrapha tridentata(Olivier, 1795)
  • Compsidea tridentata(Olivier, 1795)
  • Saperda tridentata var. dubiosaHaldeman, 1847
  • Saperda dubiosaHaldeman, 1847
  • Saperda tridentata var. rubronotataFitch, 1858
  • Saperda tridentata var. intermediaFitch, 1858
  • Saperda tridentata var. trifasciataCasey, 1913

The elm borer (Saperda tridentata) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1795. It is known from Canada and the United States. It feeds on Ulmus rubra and Ulmus americana . It acts as a vector for the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi , and as a host for the parasitoid wasp Cenocoelius saperdae . [1]

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Saperda tridentata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.