Biology:Anelaphus villosus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Anelaphus villosus
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Anelaphus villosus, Oklahoma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Tribe: Elaphidiini
Genus: Anelaphus
Species:
A. villosus
Binomial name
Anelaphus villosus
(Fabricius, 1792)

Anelaphus villosus, the twig pruner, is a species in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada.

The species Anelaphus parallelus has been determined to be a taxonomic synonym of Anelaphus villosus. They are now considered the same species under the name Anelaphus villosus.[1][2][3]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14724825 entry