Archodontes melanopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Tribe: Macrotomini
Genus: Archodontes
Lameere 1903
Species:
A. melanopus
Binomial name
Archodontes melanopus
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
List

(Genus)

  • Paramallus Lameere 1903

(Species)

  • Aplagiognathus cilipes Thomson, 1867
  • Aplagiognathus melanopus Thomson, 1864
  • Archodontes cilipes Say 1824
  • Archodontes simplicicolle (Haldeman 1847)
  • Basitoxus melanopus Lameere, 1903
  • Cerambyx melanopus Linné, 1767
  • Mallodon cilipes Haldeman, 1847
  • Mallodon dasystomus Haldeman, 1847
  • Mallodon melanopus Melsheimer, 1853
  • Mallodon simplicicolle Haldeman, 1847
  • Orthosoma cilipes Haldeman, 1847
  • Paramallus cilipes Casey, 1912
  • Paramallus melanopus Casey, 1912
  • Prionus melanopus Fabricius, 1781
  • Stenodontes melanopus Herrick, 1935

Archodontes is a genus of root-boring beetles in the family Cerambycidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Archodontes melanopus.[1] It is endemic to Central America and the south-eastern United States, and bores the roots of oaks and other hardwoods.

Description

Head short and black. Mandibles short. Antennae dark brown, almost black; shorter than the insect. The thorax broad, rough and black, margined on the posterior and anterior edges; having many small sharp spines on its sides, the two last of which are larger than the rest, and having two tubercles on the upper side. Elytra dark brown, almost black, margined on the sides and suture, with a small spine on each, at the extremities, and extending a little beyond the anus. Abdomen smooth and shining, and of a dark brown colour, nearly black. Sides of the breast hairy. Legs dark brown, almost black, smooth and shining, with three small tibial spurs. Length (including mandibles) 2¼ inches (57 mm).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 1. p. 82. pl. XXXVIII.


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