Kazuoclytus

Subfamily

Cerambycinae

Diagnosis - adult

Body length: 6–11mm.
Eyes: eye interommatidial setaeseta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
absent, eye entire/shallowly emarginateemarginate:
notched at the margin
, eye ommatidial density fine.
AntennaeAntenna:
in larval and adult insects, paired segmented appendages, borne one on each side of the head, functioning as sense organs and bearing a large number of sensilla
: antennal length reaches between basebase:
the part of any appendage or structure that is nearest the body
and end of elytraelytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
, antennal flagellar segments elongateelongate:
much longer than wide
, scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
smooth/punctate at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, antennal scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
≥ segment 3.
Pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
: pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
shape subquadratesubquadrate:
not quite a square
, rarely longer than wide, pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
lateral armature absent.
Prosternum: prosternal process not dilated at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, procoxal cavities open posteriorly.
ElytraElytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
: elytral length reaching or close to end of abdomen, elytral apicesapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
rounded or truncatetruncate:
cut off squarely at the tip
, elytral color pattern present.
Legs: visible tarsomeres: 4, femora clavateclavate:
thickening gradually toward the tip
, rarely slender, protibial spurs: 1, tarsal claws simple.

Similar genera

Clytus

Differential diagnosis

The single protibial spur is unique among conifer feeding clytines. Clytus does not have strong tubercles on metasternum.

Distribution

Japan, China, South Korea

Recorded host plants

broadleaf; Abies firma

Remarks

3 species. Conifers: K. lautoides.

Taxonomy

Kazuoclytus, Hayashi, 1968, The Entomological Review of Japan 20 (1/2): 23.