Synaphaeta is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Cerambycidae first described by Thomson in 1864.[2] Its only species, Synaphaeta guexi (Also called the spotted tree borer), occurs in the Pacific states of North America, from British Columbia down to California.[3] It has been reared from a variety of hardwood trees, including Pacific willow (Salix lasiandra), white alder (Alnus rhombifolia), coffeeberry (Frangula californica), English walnut (Juglans regia), and cherry (Prunus sp.).[4] It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852 based on a specimen from Benicia, California.[1][5]

Synaphaeta
Male and female
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Synaphaeta

Thomson, 1864
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S. guexi
Binomial name
Synaphaeta guexi
(LeConte, 1852)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b LeConte, John L. (1852). "An attempt to classify the Longicorn Coleoptera of the part of America North of Mexico". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2 (2): 2 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ " Synaphaeta Thomson, 1864". BioLib.cz. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Synaphaeta guexi (LeConte, 1852)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Tyson, William H. (July 1966). "Notes on Reared Cerambycidae". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 42: 201–207 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ^ "Synaphaeta guexi (LeConte, 1852)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved September 8, 2014.