Cerambyx notatus Drury, 1773: 77
Length: 23–35mm.
Elytral length:width ratio: length > 2x width.
Face: shape wide rectangle; genagena:
the part of the cranium on each side below the eye length longer than lower eye lobelobe:
a rounded projection or protuberence
or subequal to lower eye lobelobe:
a rounded projection or protuberence
.
Pronotum: dense setaeseta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
on dorsum of lateral spines present; maculaemacula:
a spot or mark
on pronotal disk: 2–4 dots present or absent; posteromedial tubercletubercle:
a small knoblike or rounded protuberance
absent; lateral erect setae:seta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
:: only present posterior to spinespine:
a protuberance with an acute (sharp) distal end
.
Scutellum: pubescence broken at least partially along midline.
Elytra: Elytra:Elytron:
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
:l integument color orange to red; Elytra:Elytron:
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
:l maculae:macula:
a spot or mark
:: pubescence forming narrow longitudinal lines; Elytra:Elytron:
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
:l sutural apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
rounded; elevation in basal third followed by impression absent; basal granulation nearly absent; middle to apical punctationpunctation:
pits or depression of variable size in cuticle
fine.
Antennal length (female): >1–2 segments beyond or 2–3.5 segments beyond Elytra:Elytron:
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
:l apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
.
Aedeagus: paramereparamere:
A pair of finger-like structures that are located where the male genitalia exits the abdomen.
mediobasal tooth present; apical tip (ventral view) slightly rounded; scleritesclerite:
any hardened plate of the body wall bounded by membrane or sutures; sometimes found floating in the internal sac of male genitalia
in internal sac: scleritesclerite:
any hardened plate of the body wall bounded by membrane or sutures; sometimes found floating in the internal sac of male genitalia
absent.
Male. Form large, tapering posteriorly, integument reddish-piceous, 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
and outer antennal segments usually dark reddish-brown; pubescence recumbent, mostly grayish with small brown patches sparsely interspersed on 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
. Head with front convex, shallowly, irregularly punctatepunctate:
set with fine, impressed points or punctures appearing as pin-pricks
, irregularly clothed with white recumbent pubescence; genaegena:
the part of the cranium on each side below the eye longer than lower eye lobelobe:
a rounded projection or protuberence
, parallel; 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
extending about six segments beyond 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
, segments minutely asperate, segments three to nine with apical sensory areas, scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
rather densely pubescentpubescent:
downy; clothed with soft, short, fine, loosely set hair
, remaining segments rather sparsely clothed with very short recumbent pubescence, eleventh segment arcuatearcuate:
arched or bow-like
. Pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
as long as broad, lateral tubercles prominent, rounded at apices; apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
and basebase:
the part of any appendage or structure that is nearest the body
broadly impressed; disk with a median callus and a broad swelling on each side; punctures fine, irregular, sparse around median callus, remainder almost impunctate; pubescence whitish, irregular, recumbent, denser around lateral tubercles; prosternum ruguloserugulose:
minutely rugose; minutely wrinkled
, rather densely pubescentpubescent:
downy; clothed with soft, short, fine, loosely set hair
; meso- and metasternum irregularly punctatepunctate:
set with fine, impressed points or punctures appearing as pin-pricks
at sides, densely, nonuniformly pubescentpubescent:
downy; clothed with soft, short, fine, loosely set hair
, long, suberect hairs numerous. 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
less than 2.5 times as long as broad; basebase:
the part of any appendage or structure that is nearest the body
with scattered, small, rounded asperites, denser on humeri; punctures behind small, rather sparse, becoming obsolete toward apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
; pubescence recumbent, mostly gray, mottled, with a few small patches of brown interspersed; apicesapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
rounded, vaguely angulate at sutures. Scutellumscutellum:
a small sclerite located directly posterior to the pronotum, bordered laterally by the elytra
broader than long, white pubescentpubescent:
downy; clothed with soft, short, fine, loosely set hair
except for median line, rounded at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
. Legs irregularly white pubescentpubescent:
downy; clothed with soft, short, fine, loosely set hair
; femora with a few, short golden hairs interspersed. Abdomen densely, irregularly pubescentpubescent:
downy; clothed with soft, short, fine, loosely set hair
, finely punctatepunctate:
set with fine, impressed points or punctures appearing as pin-pricks
; last sternite subtruncatesubtruncate:
not quite cut off squarely at the tip
at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, often shallowly emarginateemarginate:
notched at the margin
at middle, sides with a few long, erect hairs. Length, 23–35 mm.
Female. Form more robust, parallel. Head with front flat, broad, genaegena:
the part of the cranium on each side below the eye divergentdivergent:
spreading out from a common base
; antennal tubercles much less prominent, more divergentdivergent:
spreading out from a common base
; 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
extending about two segments beyond 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
. Abdomen with last sternite emarginateemarginate:
notched at the margin
at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, each side with large tufts of black hairs. Length, 24–35 mm. (Chemsak 1984)
The grayish color, mostly white pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
, usual large size, large female face, and unarmed sutural apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
will distinguish this species.
eastern to northwestern USA, southern Canada
Pinus spp., Picea, Abies
Lamia varia Frölich, 1792: 144
Monochamus confusor Kirby, 1837: 168
Monochammus peregrinus Gradl, 1881: 301
Monochamus notatus morgani Hopping, 1945: 17