Larval Host Plant Records, Distributional Records, and Biological Information on North American Cerambycidae (Coleoptera)
Author
Heffern, Daniel J.
Author
Vlasak, Josef
Author
Alten, Ronald L.
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2018
2018-12-28
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4
739
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-72.4.739
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X-72.4.739
1938-4394
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Piezocera serraticollis
Linell
.
New larval host
records.
A specimen was reared from a branch of
V. farnesiana
that had been girdled by
Oncideres pustulatus
LeConte
from TX: Cameron Co., Palmito Hill along Hwy 4 (JAGC). DJH reared a specimen from a small, dead branch of
Fraxinus berlandierana
DC.
from TX:
Hidalgo
Co., Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Generally, this species is uncommon. However, on one occasion, DJH collected numerous specimens by beating the foliage of blooming
P. aculeata
from Cameron Co., Sabal Palm Sanctuary.
Pilostenaspis lateralis
(LeConte)
.
Since the original description, the only new data for this species were published by
Eya (2015)
. Additional notes and clarifications are given concerning the specimens he reported upon. The first specimen known to have been collected since its description in 1884 was collected from TX: Pecos Co.,
28 mi.
SW Fort Stockton,
13-IV-1997
, E. G.
Riley (collected in flight) (EGRC). Subsequently, a larva found in a stem of
Quercus mohriana
Buckley
(Mohr’ s oak is a dwarf species) from the same locality as Riley’ s specimen was collected on
27-IV- 1997
by DJH and transformed into an adult in early October of that year. The larva collected in April was already nearly full-size and finished development, indoors, in a stem
1 cm
in diameter and
10 cm
in length.
Pilostenaspis lateralis
overwinters as an adult, as numerous specimens were collected at the Pecos Co. site in the winter of 2017–2018 by numerous collectors. The records given by
Eya (2015)
are all from the same locality and are all for adults removed from their pupal cells from
November 1998
through
March 1998
. The
September 1997
records of specimens collected by J. Beierl, published by
Eya (2015)
, are incorrect and should read
28 November 1997
(R. Cunningham, personal communication, based on a ledger belonging to the late J. Beierl). Other new
Texas
records for this species are Bandera Co., Lost Maples State Natural Area, 13/
27- III-1999
, R. Wharton, Malaise trap (TAMU) and Brown Co., Camp Bowie,
6.6 km
SE Brownwood,
10-III-2008
, J. C. Abbott, Malaise trap (UTIC).