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(small triangular basal yellow marks in elytra are diagnostic)
"I have seen it numerous times in my backyard near deciduous forests with loblolly pine."
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Range: Eastern U.S. to Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Identification:
Elytral markings are quite uniform and distinctive, particularly the small triangular basal yellow marks (see arrow in photo above); additionally, the pronotum is bordered on all four sides by dense golden hairs (as seen here) (Yanega, 1996)
Adult Activity: April to June.
Larval Hosts: Pines.
Similar Species: There are 15 species of Typocerus (and three subspecies) all occur north of Mexico, six occur in Texas.
Typocerus acuticauda standishi Knull, 1938
Typocerus balteatus diana Lewis, 2001
Typocerus lunulatus texanus Linsley & Chemsak, 1976
Typocerus octonotatus (Haldeman, 1847)
Typocerus sinuatus (Newman, 1841)
Typocerus zebra (Olivier, 1795)
Etymology: Typocerus
typo (G). A type
cera, -t, -to (G). Horn
Photos: Zebra Longhorn (Typocerus zebra) - BugGuide.Net
Biography: Guillaume Antoine Olivier 1756-1814 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Museum - Division of Entomology
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Knull, J.N. 1956. A new species of Typocerus from Florida. Ohio Journal of Science, 56(6): 338.
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Taber, S.W. & S.B. Fleenor. 2003. Insects of the Texas Lost Pines. Texas A&M University, College Station. 283 pp.
Yanega, D. 1996. Field guide to northeastern longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, 6: x + 1-174.
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