Elaphidion
Species Guides
7Elaphidion is a of longhorned beetles ( Cerambycidae) in the tribe Elaphidiini. in this genus are primarily Neotropical and Nearctic in distribution, with significant diversity in the Caribbean region including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Antigua. Several species have been described in recent taxonomic revisions, including E. michelii, E. mayesae, and E. antiguensis. Some species are attracted to fermenting baits and have been documented in trap studies.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands (St. Thomas); Antigua (West Indies); Guadeloupe; eastern United States (Missouri and surrounding regions documented)
Life Cycle
Larval has been described for at least one (E. antiguensis) and compared to related species; specific details require access to primary literature
Behavior
of some have been observed in mate guarding situations; attracted to fermenting baits including molasses/beer mixtures and red wine
Human Relevance
Subject of taxonomic research and biodiversity documentation; some collected using fermenting traps for scientific study
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Observation and Bias in Biology | Beetles In The Bush
- Hitchin’ A Ride | Beetles In The Bush
- Friday Flower – Pawpaw | Beetles In The Bush
- Beetle Collecting 101: Fermenting bait traps for collecting longhorned beetles | Beetles In The Bush
- Nomenclatural changes in Phymatodes | Beetles In The Bush
- The Elaphidion Audinet-Serville of the Puerto Rican Bank: new species, distributions, taxonomic corrections, and a key to species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Elaphidiini)
- A new species of Elaphidion Audinet-Serville, 1834, from Antigua and comparison with E. excelsum Gahan, 1895, from Guadeloupe (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Elaphidiini)