HOME   IDENTIFY FAMILY   FAMILY TOOL SEARCH   GEOGRAPHIC TOOL SEARCH   SELECT TOOL   ABOUT THE RESOURCE         Geographic Tool Search Click the map to the left to begin a new geographic tool search. Longicorn ID: Tool for Diagnosing Cerambycoid Families, Subfamilies, and Tribes Cerambycoid beetles include the large family Cerambycidae and three smaller families: Disteniidae, Oxypeltidae, and Vesperidae. Together, these families are a charismatic and economically important group of beetles with an estimated 4,000 genera and 35,000 described species worldwide. Longicorn ID provides identification support to the four families, 14 subfamilies, and 250 tribes. Hundreds of specimen photographs are available, including dozens of holotype specimens, making this tool particularly valuable for accurate identification. The most recent update (2017) adds a Lucid key and fact sheets to the larvae at the family and subfamily level. Taxonomic scope: Cerambycidae Geographic scope: World Authors: Nearns, E.H., Lord, N.P., Lingafelter, S.W., Santos-Silva, A., Miller, K.B., and J.M. Zaspel Release date: 2017   Cerambycoid Primary Types of the Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution currently has over 2,100 primary types for Cerambycoidea (families Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, Oxypeltidae, and Vesperidae). Authors of these types include Aurivillius, Breuning, Casey, Chemsak, Dillon & Dillon, Fisher, Galileo, Gressitt, Kriesche, Lane, Linell, Lingafelter, Linsley, Martins, Melzer, Micheli, Monné, Nearns, Schaeffer, Schwarzer, Tippmann, and many others. The types represent fauna from over 30 countries from Afghanistan to Zaire, literally from A to Z, although emphasis is on the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. We have set up the search page to allow users to find images of types by tribe, by country, by author, by original name, or by current name if different. Taxonomic scope: Cerambycidae Geographic scope: World Authors: Lingafelter, S.W., M.A. Monné, and E.H. Nearns Release date: 2014   Buprestidae of Texas with Notes on Texas Types A photographic catalog of the metallic wood boring beetles of Texas. Taxonomic scope: Buprestidae Geographic scope: Nearctic Authors: Quinn, M. Release date: 2012   North American Xyleborini The fungus-farming Ambrosia beetles of the tribe Xyleborini are becoming very important pests of forest and tree nurseries around the globe. Their very broad host range and their essentially clonal reproduction makes Xyleborini superbly adapted to today's world connected by human traffic. In the US alone, less than half of the 50 species of Xyleborini are native, and most of the exotic ones arrived less than 50 years ago. Because of the growing numbers of Xyleborini species in North America, and because of recent changes in their taxonomic classification, an updated tool for their identification is needed. Here we present a tool for identification of Xyleborini species known to occur in the US and Canada as of 2011. Taxonomic scope: Curculionidae Geographic scope: Nearctic Authors: Hulcr, J. Release date: 2012   Asian Longhorned Beetle The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) is an exotic pest threatening a wide variety of hardwood trees in North America. Adults are large (0.75 - 1.50 inches long) with very long black and white banded antennae. The body is glossy black with irregular white spots. The beetle was introduced into New York City, Chicago and New Jersey, and is a serious pest of hardwood trees. Adults can be seen from late spring to fall depending on the climate. Learn more about it's biology, how to distinguish ALB from other native insects, and what trees it infests. Taxonomic scope: Cerambycidae Geographic scope: Nearctic, Neotropic Authors: University of Vermont Entomology Research Lab Release date: 2011   Ironclad ID: Tool for Diagnosing Ironclad and Cylindrical Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) of North America north of Mexico Ironclad ID is designed to aid in the identification of adult Ironclad and Cylindrical Bark Beetles, a large group of diverse, subcortical beetles in the family Zopheridae. This resource includes an interactive Key to Genera and Species, Genus Fact Sheets, species diagnoses, and hundreds of images to aid in the identification of Ironclad and Cylindrical Bark Beetles found in North America north of Mexico. Taxonomic scope: Zopheridae Geographic scope: Nearctic Authors: Lord, N.P., E.H. Nearns, and K.B. Miller Release date: 2011   Oncid ID: Tool for Diagnosing Adult Twig Girdlers (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) Oncid ID is designed to aid in the identification of adult twig girdlers, a large group of longhorned beetles which occurs from North America to Argentina. Members of this group are known to attack 57 different woody plant families, including many economically and agriculturally important species such as avocado, cocoa, coffee, guava, grape, peach, and pecan. Within their native range, trees attacked by these beetles are often severely damaged or killed. The potential introduction of exotic twig girdler species into the USA poses a serious risk to our native trees. Taxonomic scope: Cerambycidae Geographic scope: Nearctic, Neotropic Authors: Nearns, E.H., N.P. Lord, and K.B. Miller Release date: 2011   Bark and Ambrosia Beetles of Southeastern USA and Mexico Until recently, this site has been mainly directed to a narrow audience of persons who are students of the bark and ambrosia beetles. Recent changes to the section on the Bark and Ambrosia Beetles of the Southeastern U.S., especially improvements in the way that images are linked to species and the addition of distribution maps has made that section more useful to a wider group of people. In the relatively near future I expect to start adding more information on biology and habits to continue expanding in this direction. Taxonomic scope: Curculionidae Geographic scope: Nearctic, Neotropic Authors: Atkinson, T.H. Release date: 2011   Bark Beetle Genera of the United States Bark beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) are significant members of forest ecosystems worldwide, and some species may cause significant damage to economically important trees, particularly conifers. While most species only attack trees that are already dead or dying, a number of species attack healthy, living trees causing potentially lethal damage. One well known example of this is the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, which is currently destroying pine forests throughout the Mountain West. Taxonomic scope: Curculionidae Geographic scope: Nearctic Authors: Mercado, J.E. Release date: 2011   Xyleborini Ambrosia Beetles: An Identification Tool to the World Genera Xyleborini is the most important and species-rich tribe of fungus-farming ambrosia beetles. They are one of the most frequently intercepted organisms at ports of entry, and produced more invasive pests than all other ambrosia beetle groups combined. Yet no comprehensive classification has been designated, and no usable tools for identification exist. To address the void of identification tools for Xyleborini, and to assure the utility of the recently published reclassification of the group for forestry, quarantine facilities, and researchers, the author of the new classification and the USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST have joined forces in turning the classification into an online, richly illustrated, user friendly identification and information resource. Taxonomic scope: Curculionidae Geographic scope: World Authors: Hulcr, J. and S.M. Smith Release date: 2010   Beetles of the World Beetles (order Coleoptera) are the most diverse and species-rich group of animals in the world. This fully-illustrated key allows users to identify adult beetles to the level of family, subfamily, and often to genus. Taxonomic scope: Anobiidae, Bostrichidae, Brentidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Lymexilidae, Oedemeridae, Zopheridae Geographic scope: World Authors: Lawrence, J.F., A.M. Hastings, A. Seago, and A. Slipinski Release date: 2010   Wood Boring Beetle Families of the World Wood Boring Beetle Families delimits family-level taxa (both adults and larvae) of Coleoptera known to be wood borer. Taxonomic scope: Anobiidae, Bostrichidae, Brentidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Lymexilidae, Oedemeridae, Zopheridae Geographic scope: World Authors: Cline, A.R., M.A. Ivie, C.L. Bellamy, and J. Scher Release date: 2009   Bark Beetles of the Southeastern United States Bark beetles can be a difficult group for identification. This tool is designed for first responders with minimal entomological training. It is also rigorous enough for entomology students and professionals. Numerous illustrations and a convenient glossary of terms should simplify some of the normal difficulties. The matrix design makes it possible for the user to choose the identification characters that are most visible or most familiar rather than being required to struggle with the authors designated characters to work through the key. Sometimes only two or three characters are required, rather than 13-18 that might be needed in a normal dichotomous key. Taxonomic scope: Curculionidae Geographic scope: Nearctic Authors: Baker, J.R., J. LaBonte, T. Atkinson, and S. Bambara Release date: 2009   A Photographic catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World The purpose of this photographic catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World is to provide images that will assist in the identification of longhorn beetles. Many species of longhorn beetles are invasive and authoritative identifications are necessary to initiate regulatory actions. It is hoped that the images in this catalog will in part provide information to identifiers to make their jobs easier. Familiarity with the New World fauna is critical to understanding the distribution of invasive species. Cerambycid workers are fortunate that in many instances a dorsal image of these beetles is distinctive. Taxonomic scope: Cerambycidae Geographic scope: World Authors: Bezark, L.G. Release date: 2005

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