Australian Wildlife LONGICORN LONGHORN BEETLES The Bribie Islander

Longicorn Beetles - FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE This page contains pictures and information about Longicorn Beetles, family Cerambycidae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. All members in this family Cerambycidae are commonly called Longicorn Beetles. They are also known as Long-horned Beetles.

Bug Pictures Longicorn Beetle (Ancita crocogaster) by kennedyh

Gressitt, J. L. (1951) Longicorn beetles from New Guinea and the South Pacific (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 44, 1-30.. Matthew, E. G. (1997) A Guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part 7. Adelaide, South Australia, 61 pp. McKeown, K. C. (1938) Notes on Australian Cerambycidae IV.

Flower Longicorn Beetle Aridaeus thoracicus

FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE. This page contains pictures and information about Longicorn Beetles of subfamily Cerambycinae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. Longicorn Beetles in subfamily Cerambycinae can be distinguished by the head prognathous (with jaws forwards). Most of them have slender body.

A very colourful longicorn beetle I saw on an Acacia in my backyard. Queensland, Australia. r

Banksia Longicorn Beetle ( Uracanthus triangularis) This is an interesting beetle which is very common in South-Eastern Australia. Its grubs, or larvae, bore into native honeysuckle or banksia trees, often eventually causing large branches to die and fall.

Bug Pictures Roughshouldered Longicorn Beetle (Scolecobrotus sp.) by kennedyh

Longicorn or Longhorn Beetles are a large family of wood-boring beetles with about 1250 species in Australia and 26 000 worldwide. They are easy to identify as they have particularly long antennae which are mostly longer than their body length. Their long bodies range from varying lengths and can be up to 80 mm long.

Acacia Longicorn Beetle II Penthea pardalis

Matthew Brookhouse from the ANU is leading research into the longicorn beetle in the Australian Alps. ( ABC: Melissa Clarke ) The wood-boring beetles also tend to infest trees that have recovered.

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Binomial name. Aridaeus thoracicus. Donovan 1805. Longicorn beetle on a tick bush at Como, Australia. Aridaeus thoracicus, the tiger longicorn, is a common beetle found in Australia. It has also been introduced to New Zealand. [1] An attractively marked insect with orange and black patterns, the femur of each leg is swollen in the middle.

Esperance Fauna Longicorn Beetle Cerambycinae spp.

Australian Longicorn Beetles: FAMILY : Longicorn Beetles. Longicorn Beetle (Cerambycidae family ) Longicorn Beetles are large beetles with extremely long antenna that come from the edges of their eyes. The have large compound eyes with notches where the antenna emerge, and strong mandibles for chewing. Some species are agricultural pests..

Australian Wildlife LONGICORN LONGHORN BEETLES The Bribie Islander

CERAMBYCIDAE: Longicorn or Long-Horned Beetles Members of this family are known as long horned or longicorn beetles due to the long antennae possessed by most adults. Most have antennae at least two thirds as long as their bodies, while some species have antennae much longer.

Australian Wildlife LONGICORN LONGHORN BEETLES The Bribie Islander

Aridaeus thoracicus, the tiger longicorn, is a common beetle found in Australia. An attractively marked insect with orange and black patterns, the femur of each leg is swollen in the middle. Orange hairs may be noticed on the legs and thorax. It was described by Anglo-Irish naturalist Edward Donovan in 1805.

Bug Pictures Longicorn Beetle (Cnemoplites blackburni) by kennedyh

The hymenopterous parasitoids of eucalypt Longicorn beetles,Phoracanthaspp. (Coeloptera: Cerambycidae) in Australia.Bulletin of Entomological Research, 84: 145-174. Bashford, R. (1990).. Vives, E. (2012). Two new genera of myrmecomorph longicorn beetles from Australia and New Caledonia (Insecta: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).

Longicorn Beetles Online Info FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE

Beetles: Order Coleoptera - The Australian Museum There are over 350,000 different known beetle species worldwide and new species are being discovered all the time.

Bug Pictures Roughshouldered Longicorn Beetle (Scolecobrotus sp.) by kennedyh

Description Approximately 18mm in body length, ranging in colour from black to brown to shades of red. A white stripe is present on each wing cover. The femurs of the Amphirhoe decora are thicker than on other longicorn beetles. The antennae can be up to three times the body length of the longicorn. Reproduction/Lifecycle

Esperance Fauna Longicorn Beetle Cerambycinae spp.

A curious longicorn beetle. A white-spotted longicorn beetle (Rhytiphora saundersi) clings to photographer Cat's finger in the Pilbara, Western Australia. Image credit: Cat Harrison. A longicorn beetle makes a pit stop in campgrounds of the Pilbara. This week's reader photo was taken by Cat in Roebourne, Western Australia.

Longicorn Beetles Subfamily Cerambycinae

What the burnt pine longicorn beetle looks like Adult beetles range from 12 to 30 millimetres in length and are reddish brown to black in colour. The length of their antennae is about half their body length in females and three-quarters of their body length in males. Female beetles lay eggs in groups of five to 50.

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Flat-Faced Longicorn Beetles - Subfamily Lamiinae FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE This page contains pictures and information about Longicorn Beetles of subfamily Lamiinae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. Longicorn Beetles in subfamily Lamiinae can be distinguished by the head hypognathous (with jaws down). Most of them have stout body.