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Aegomorphus quadrigibbus
Four-humped Longhorned Beetle
Aegomorphus quadrigibbus is a longhorned beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, originally described by Thomas Say in 1831 as Acanthoderes quadrigibba. The species is characterized by four prominent tubercles on the pronotum and distinctive heart-shaped elytral patterning. Historically associated with hardwood forests in eastern North America, it has recently emerged as an agricultural pest in Mexican Persian lime orchards. The species was transferred to the genus Aegomorphus by Yanega in 1996.
Anthophylax attenuatus
Mottled Longhorned Beetle
Anthophylax attenuatus is a long-horned beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae, commonly known as the Mottled Longhorned Beetle. Adults have been documented feeding on sugar maple, American beech, and hophornbeam. The species occurs across eastern North America from Canada through the United States. Like other members of the Oxymirini tribe, it is associated with hardwood trees.
Buprestis rufipes
red-legged buprestis, red-legged buprestis beetle, redbellied buprestis
Buprestis rufipes is a striking metallic wood-boring beetle native to the eastern and southern United States. Adults measure 18–25 mm and display brilliant metallic green coloration with distinctive golden-yellow bands across the elytra, with reddish legs and underparts that give the species its name. The beetle has been reared from dead or dying hardwood trunks, particularly maple, beech, oak, elm, and blackgum. Despite its visual prominence, the species remains poorly studied, with no recorded larval host plants and limited ecological data.
Dicerca divaricata
Flat-headed Hardwood Borer
Dicerca divaricata is a medium-sized jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) native to eastern North America. Adults are black in color and measure 15–22 mm in length. The species is a wood-boring beetle whose larvae develop in the wood of various hardwood trees, particularly maples (Acer), American elm (Ulmus americana), and redbud (Cercis). Adults are active in late spring, with flight activity recorded in May and June. The species serves as a host for the parasitoid wasp Podoschistus vittifrons.
Hyperplatys maculata
Hyperplatys maculata is a species of longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, described by Haldeman in 1847. It is a wood-boring cerambycid with documented associations to dead branches of red buckeye (Aesculus pavia). The species has been reared from cut wood in Missouri, representing a documented larval host record.
Lepturges angulatus
Lepturges angulatus is a species of longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by LeConte in 1852, with a basionym of Leiopus angulatus. The species has been reared from dead branches of red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) in Missouri, representing a documented larval host association.
Polycesta elata
Southern Plains Polycesta
Polycesta elata is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is native to North America, with records from Texas and surrounding regions. The species develops in dead or dying hardwoods, particularly sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). Adults are attracted to ultraviolet light.
Saperda discoidea
Hickory Saperda
Saperda discoidea is a longhorned beetle species in the family Cerambycidae, first described by Fabricius in 1798. It is commonly known as the Hickory Saperda. The species belongs to the genus Saperda, a group of wood-boring beetles whose larvae develop in living or stressed deciduous trees. Like other members of its genus, this species is associated with hardwood hosts, with hickory indicated by its common name. It occurs in North America with records from Canada (Ontario and Québec) and the United States.
Sirex areolatus
Areolate Woodwasp
Sirex areolatus, commonly known as the Areolate Woodwasp, is a species of horntail wasp in the family Siricidae. Like other members of its family, females possess a prominent ovipositor used to deposit eggs into wood, and a shorter dorsal cornus that gives the group its common name. The species has been recorded in parts of Canada including British Columbia and Nova Scotia, with some doubtful records from Europe. As a wood-boring insect, it develops in dead or dying hardwood trees, where larvae feed on wood-rotting fungi introduced by the female during oviposition.
Strangalia famelica famelica
Coastal Plain Slender Flower Longhorn
Strangalia famelica famelica is a subspecies of longhorned beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae, commonly known as the Coastal Plain Slender Flower Longhorn. As a member of the flower longhorn group, it is diurnal and visits flowers as an adult. The subspecies belongs to a species complex that is widespread across eastern North America, with this particular subspecies occurring in the coastal plain region. It is one of several Strangalia species frequently encountered in the eastern United States, though less commonly than some congeners such as S. sexnotata or S. luteicornis.
Synaphaeta guexi
Spotted Tree Borer
Synaphaeta guexi is a longhorn beetle and the sole species in its genus. It inhabits the Pacific coastal region of North America, from British Columbia to California. The species develops in hardwood trees and is known by the common name Spotted Tree Borer. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852.
Texania campestris
Hardwood Heartwood Buprestid
Texania campestris is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The common name "hardwood heartwood buprestid" reflects its association with hardwood trees and its larval development within heartwood tissue. It is distributed across North America, with records from the United States and Canada. The species is notable for its large size among buprestids and its role as a host for predatory fly larvae.
Urocerus californicus
California Horntail
Urocerus californicus, commonly known as the California Horntail, is a large wood-boring wasp in the family Siricidae. Adults are striking insects with elongated, cigar-shaped bodies and prominent ovipositors in females. Despite their intimidating appearance, they are non-venomous and do not sting. The species is native to western North America, with records from Oregon, California, and British Columbia. Like other horntails, females bore into dead or dying hardwood trees to deposit eggs, introducing symbiotic fungi that help break down wood for larval consumption.