Monochamus sutor

Monochamus sutor is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It has a wide, natural distribution throughout Europe, and has also been introduced into Belgium and the Netherlands. Adults measure between 15 to 24 mm (0.59 to 0.94 in), and larvae measure up to 45 mm (1.8 in).[1]

Monochamus sutor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Genus: Monochamus
Species:
M. sutor
Binomial name
Monochamus sutor
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx anglicus Voet, 1778
  • Cerambyx atomarius DeGeer, 1775
  • Cerambyx sutor Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lamia heinrothi Caderhjielm, 1798
  • Lamia pellio Germar, 1818
  • Lamia sutor (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monohammus obscurior Abeille de Perrin, 1869
  • Lamia rosenmülleri (Caderhjielm)

Subspecies

  • Monochamus sutor longulus Pic, 1898
  • Monochamus sutor sutor (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Monochamus sutor. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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