Howden, Anne

Howden, Henry

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220  Volume 14, No.4, December, 2000, INSECTA MUNDI Tetrops praeusta (L.)  (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a potential pest? Thanks to Richard G. Dearborn we were able to examine the collection of  beetles of  the Maine Forest Service, Department  of  Conservation, Augusta. Our attention was directed to two small (4-6  mm) cer-ambycids by their collector,  Kimberly Foss.  The specimens are cylindrical, black bodied with tan, black tipped, setose elytra and tan legs. One speci-men had been taken sitting on a  maple leaf at Portland, Maine, and the other was collected by sweeping at Augusta, Maine. Subsequently an ad-ditional two specimens were collected in our Mal-aise trap on the Dearborn property 10 mi. S. Mt. Vernon, Maine. The specimens were identified as Tetrops prae-usta (Linnaeus) and the identification was verified by Dr. Ales Smetana of Canada Agriculture. Yanega (1996: 148, fig.  226) lists Tetrops prae-usta with the note that "This European species has been collected at scattered localities in the NE and now may be established in NA,  so it is included here." The Maine records from three different locali-ties  seem to  indicate that the species is indeed established in the northeastern states ofthe United States. Tetrops praeusta has the potential of be  com-ing a pest species as it is known in Europe to feed in twigs of apple and on a variety of other hardwoods, as well as on rose and other shrubs. The species ranges widely in Europe and also occurs in North Africa. Literature cited Yanega, D.  1996.  Field Guide  to  Northeastern Longhorned  Beetles  (Coleoptera:  Ceramby-cidae). Illinois Natural History Survey. Cham-paign. i-ix + 174 pp. Henry and Anne Howden, Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443 STN D, Ottawa, ON KIP 6P4, Canada. 

Tetrops praeusta (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) : a potential pest?

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