Species Details
Dicerca tenebrosa
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SeasonalityJune and July.
IdentificationDicerca tenebrosa is easily confused with other Dicerca species. The character combination of a short second segment on the antennae and the large tooth on the male's mesotibia is diagnostic. The head has an irregular raised area on the top, between the eyes. The rough sculpture of the elytra and pronotum is similar to beetles of D. crassicollis.
Scientific Name
Dicerca tenebrosa
Habitat
Conifer forests.
Seasonality
June and July.
Identification
Dicerca tenebrosa is easily confused with other Dicerca species. The character combination of a short second segment on the antennae and the large tooth on the male's mesotibia is diagnostic. The head has an…
Dicerca tenebrosa is easily confused with other Dicerca species. The character combination of a short second segment on the antennae and the large tooth on the male's mesotibia is diagnostic. The head has an irregular raised area on the top, between the eyes. The rough sculpture of the elytra and pronotum is similar to beetles of D. crassicollis.
Conservation
Common, this species is frequently encountered basking on spruce and pine logs.
Diet Info
Breeds on most conifers, including white spruce, balsam fir, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, limber pine, and jack pine (Bright 1987, Nelson 1975).
Range
From near tree line in the north with a subspecies found as far south as Florida (Bright 1987, Nelson 1975).
Citation
Page Citation for Dicerca tenebrosa
Page Citation
"Species Details - Dicerca tenebrosa, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2985. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Nelson, G. H.
Title
Revision of Dicerca.
Publication Date
1975
Series Title
Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey tutzing bei Munchen
Volume
26
Pages
87-180
Author
Bright, D. E.
Title
The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Coleoptera: Buprestidae.
Publication Date
1987
Pages
335
Specimen Information
There are 12 specimens of this Species.
UASM23131 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1915-06-07
UASM23133 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1918-06-12
UASM23140 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1931-06-27
UASM23141 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1931-06-27
UASM23146 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edwand
Date Collected1922-06-14
UASM23147 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Minnewanka
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1932-06-28
UASM23149 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1915-05-23
UASM23542 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1920-07-14
UASM23543 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1916-05-26
UASM23591 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Colin Lake
Collected ByHilchie, Gerald J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N.
Date Collected2002-07-09
UASM23592 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake
Collected ByHilchie, Gerald J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N.
Date Collected2002-07-07
UASM32861 - Dicerca tenebrosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Peace River
Collected ByJacobs, J. M.
Date Collected2000-06-19/2000-07-10