Species Details
Arhopalus foveicollis
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SeasonalityAdult flight period is June though August (Yanega 1996).
IdentificationBody robust, dark brown to blackish, dull. Head closely punctuate, antennae to apical 1/3 of elytra, with segments 8-11 as long as the preceding 3 together. Gula with a dense beard of long pale hairs, pronotum distinctly wider than long, sides usually rounded, rarely angular. Abdomen with 5th sternite truncate or feebly emarginated at apex. Females more robust than males, abdomen with 5th sternite rounded at the apex (Linsley 1962). Eyes not hairy, pronotal surface irregular with a pair of deep pits; elytra with distinct ridges. The range extends westward to overlap with that of a similar species A. asparatus (LeConte), which is possibly only a variant of A. foveicollis (Yanega 1996; Linsley 1962). Overall, A. foveicollis is most defined by their nicely rounded pair of pronotal pits, rounded pronotal profile and gradually abbreviated antennal segments.
Scientific Name
Arhopalus foveicollis
Habitat
Coniferous forests of North America east of the Rocky Mountains (Yanega 1996).
Seasonality
Adult flight period is June though August (Yanega 1996).
Identification
Body robust, dark brown to blackish, dull. Head closely punctuate, antennae to apical 1/3 of elytra, with segments 8-11 as long as the preceding 3 together. Gula with a dense beard of long pale hairs, pronotum…
Body robust, dark brown to blackish, dull. Head closely punctuate, antennae to apical 1/3 of elytra, with segments 8-11 as long as the preceding 3 together. Gula with a dense beard of long pale hairs, pronotum distinctly wider than long, sides usually rounded, rarely angular. Abdomen with 5th sternite truncate or feebly emarginated at apex. Females more robust than males, abdomen with 5th sternite rounded at the apex (Linsley 1962). Eyes not hairy, pronotal surface irregular with a pair of deep pits; elytra with distinct ridges. The range extends westward to overlap with that of a similar species A. asparatus (LeConte), which is possibly only a variant of A. foveicollis (Yanega 1996; Linsley 1962). Overall, A. foveicollis is most defined by their nicely rounded pair of pronotal pits, rounded pronotal profile and gradually abbreviated antennal segments.
Life History
Breeds in Pinus and Picea (Downie and Arnett 1996).
Conservation
No information available.
Diet Info
Larvae feed on the bases of dead pine and spruce trees; Pinus sp, P. rigida, P. strobes and Picea sp (Yanega 1996).
Range
This species ranges across most of Canada (Bousquet 1991), and is found in Alaska, Wisconsin and Maine in the United States.
Citation
Page Citation for Arhopalus foveicollis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Arhopalus foveicollis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4524. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Bousquet, Yves
Title
Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska.
Publication Date
1991
Pages
430
Author
Yanega, D.
Title
Field Guide to northeastern longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Publication Date
1996
Pages
174 pp
Author
Downie, N. M. and R. H. Arnett
Title
The beetles of northeastern North America.
Publication Date
1996
Volume
1
Pages
880 pp.
Author
Linsley, E. G.
Title
The cerambycidae of North America, Part 2: taxonomy and classification of the Parandrinidae, Prionidae, Spondylinae, and Aseminae.
Publication Date
1962
Series Title
University of California Publications in Entomology
Volume
19
Pages
68-76
Specimen Information
There are 44 specimens of this Species.
UASM32076 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton
Collected ByHocking, B.
Date Collected1947-08-09
UASM32077 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Yukon Territory, Old Crow
Collected ByMorlan, R. E.; Matthews, J. V.; Roughley, R. E.
Date Collected1977-08-27
UASM32078 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Opal
Collected ByHocking, B.
Date Collected1956-06-23
UASM32080 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByMorrison, F. O.
Date Collected1936-07-10
UASM32081 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByMcCalla, W. C.
Date Collected1933-08-28
UASM32082 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mercoal
Collected ByBrowett, R.
Date Collected1957-07
UASM32083 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByGray, H. E.
Date Collected1923-08-21
UASM32084 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Nunavut, Arlone Lake
Collected ByKerbes, R. H.
Date Collected1964-07-10
UASM32085 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Port Hope
UASM32086 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByGray, H. E.
Date Collected1923-07-23
UASM32087 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBrowett, R.
Date Collected1957-08-21
UASM32088 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Dawson Creek
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-06-16
UASM32089 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Dawson Creek
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-06-16
UASM32090 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Northwest Territories, Beniah Lake
Collected ByScotter, G. W.
UASM32742 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Minnewanka
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1932-07-28
UASM32743 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Minda Coulee
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1923-07-20
UASM32744 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1922-07-18
UASM32745 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Date Collected1917-07
UASM32746 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-06-06
UASM32747 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1929-07-18
UASM32748 - Arhopalus foveicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1916-07-12