Knulliana: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Cerambycidae
Genus
Knulliana
Species
Scientific Name
Knulliana

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Knulliana

Knulliana is a genus of longhorn beetles. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Knulliana cincta, commonly known as the banded hickory borer. The species may be found throughout the eastern half of North America, including Mexico and the Bahamas, with one subspecies extending to the Sonoran Desert.

They are typically found on hickory and oak trees, where they lay eggs in crevices in the bark or directly into the wood. During their first season, the larvae feed beneath the bark, and later bore deeper into the wood. They sometimes cause significant damage to their host trees.

The banded hickory borer ranges in length from 15 to 35 mm (0.6 to 1.4 in). They have strong spines on the femora, pronotum, and on the tips of the elytra.

There are three described subspecies:

  • Knulliana c. cincta (Drury) – eastern North America, Texas
  • Knulliana cincta ochracea (Bates) – south-eastern United States, north-eastern Mexico, Bahamas
  • Knulliana cincta sonorensis (Schaeffer) – Texas to Arizona, adjacent regions in Mexico
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