Asemum australe
LeConte, 1850
Asemum australe is a of longhorned beetle in the Cerambycidae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1850. It is native to North America, with documented occurrences in the United States and Canada including Québec. The species has a brown, oval-shaped body. As a member of the Asemum, it belongs to a group of wood-boring beetles whose larvae develop in coniferous wood.
Pronunciation
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Identification
The Asemum can be distinguished from similar cerambycid genera by characteristics of the prothorax and , though specific distinguishing features for A. australe relative to such as A. striatum require examination of antennal structure and elytral punctuation patterns. The name 'australe' (southern) may reflect its distribution relative to other Asemum species.
Appearance
Body brown and oval-shaped.
Distribution
North America; recorded from the United States and Canada including Québec.
Similar Taxa
- Asemum striatumCongeneric with similar and ; both are wood-boring cerambycids associated with conifers.
More Details
Taxonomic note
The Asemum includes several North American with Holarctic distributions. Some Asemum species, including A. striatum, are among the cerambycids with naturally transcontinental distributions across North America and Eurasia.