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Monochamus

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Monochamus
Monochamus galloprovincialis

Monochamus galloprovincialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Monochamus
Megerle in Dejean, 1821 [1]

M. sartor

M. sutor

Monochamus is a genus of longhorn beetles that are found throughout the world. They are often known as sawyer beetles, as their larvae bore into dead or dying trees, or bark beetles[2]. They are often found in pine or evergreen trees. Some species are know to transmit the nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, which is the cause of pine wilt disease[3].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Monochamus (TSN 187564). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ thefreedictionary.com genus Monochamus (accessed July 7, 2007)
  3. ^ Kansas State Research and Extension – Pine Wilt (accessed July 7, 2007)
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