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Oak Twig Pruner (Anelaphus parallelus)

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Anelaphus villosus
Anelaphus villosus, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 treated as the same species under the name Anelaphus villosus.[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Anelaphus villosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ^ "Anelaphus villosus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  3. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

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