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Saperda carcharias
Saperda carcharias is a species of longhorn beetle.
| Saperda carcharias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Saperdini |
| Genus: | Saperda |
| Species: | S. carcharias |
| Binomial name | |
| Saperda carcharias | |
| Synonyms | |
| Cerambyx carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Ecology edit
Saperda carcharias feeds almost exclusively on poplar trees, targeting the root zone.[1]
Taxonomy edit
Saperda carcharias was first described in 1758, when Carl Linnaeus included it in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae, under the name Cerambyx carcharias. It was later chosen as the type species of a new genus, Saperda.[2]
References edit
- ^ A. I. Cherepanov (1991). "Tribe Saperdini". Lamiinae, Part 3. Cerambycidae of Northern Asia. Vol. 3. Brill. pp. 1–149. ISBN 978-90-04-09308-9.
- ^ Earle Gorton Linsley & John A. Chemsak (1995). "Tribe Saperdini". Taxonomy and Classification of the Subfamily Lamiinae, Tribes Acanthocinini Through Hemilophini. The Cerambycidae of North America. Vol. 7. University of California Press. pp. 161–200. ISBN 978-0-520-09795-7.
External links edit
- Media related to Saperda carcharias at Wikimedia Commons