Agallissus lepturoides

Agallissus lepturoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Tribe: Agallissini
Genus: Agallissus
Species:
A. lepturoides
Binomial name
Agallissus lepturoides
(Chevrolat, 1849)
Synonyms[2]
  • Agallissus clytoides Lacordaire, 1869
  • Agallissus gratus LeConte & Horn, 1883
  • Agallisus lepturoides Hovore, Penrose & Neck, 1987
  • Aplectrus lepturoides Chevrolat, 1849
  • Cryptopleura grata Haldeman, 1854 [1]

Agallissus lepturoides is a species of longhorn beetle in the Cerambycinae subfamily. It was described by Chevrolat in 1844. It is known from Texas, USA, Mexico and Honduras.[3][4][5][6] The beetle's host plant is Sabal mexicana, and larvae can be found in S. mexicana stems. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Austin, Thomas; Heffern, Daniel; Gemmill, Robert; Raber, Brian; Quinn, Mike (2018-08-09). "Notes on the biology and distribution of the tribe Agallissini in North America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae)". Zootaxa. 4457 (3). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.3.6. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  2. ^ "ITIS report, Agallissus lepturoides". Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  3. ^ "GBIF, Agallissus lepturoides". Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Agallissus lepturoides (Chevrolat, 1849)". Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  5. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World". Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  6. ^ Monné, M.A.; Nearns, E.H. (2024). "Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of America". Retrieved 2024-07-13.