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Hi Nancy & All, July 25, 2013
Based on images in Yanega (Ill. Nat. Host.Suv. Man. 6, 1996) this =
would be a male Orthosoma brunneum;notes: attracted to lights, larvae =
feed on wet decaying wood (...larvae "often found in structural wood in =
soil contact.").
Great images.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Angus MacLean=20
To: naturens=20
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 12:24 PM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] a big beetle- needs ID
Hi Nancy:
This appears to be the Brown Prionid (Orthosoma brunneum). It varies =
in length from 25-50 mm.These are known as "tooth-necked" longhorns =
because of distinctive spines along the sides of the pronotum. In an =
enlarged image, these spines can be easily seen.=20
Angus
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> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:20:36 -0300
> Subject: [NatureNS] a big beetle- needs ID
> From: nancypdowd@gmail.com
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>=20
> This beetle was on the side of the camp near the roof peak when I
> drove in yesterday morning. I knocked it down with a fishing rod, =
put
> it on a stack of cement blocks and managed a few photos while it was
> still.
>=20
> For size:http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9363794549/
> The metal portion of my truck key is 40mm long (a little over 1 =
1/2").
> A big beetle.
>=20
> A side view: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9366580936/
>=20
> Then it stopped playing dead and got active. It pranced around
> displaying its jaws and lashing its antennae about rapidly before
> marching away:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9366578168/
>=20
> I think it is a male Prionus, or Giant Root Borer, in the =
Cerambycidae
> (Long Horned Beetles). Perhaps someone can positively identify it =
and
> give me some info about it (food, life history etc).
>=20
> Thanks, Nancy
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi Nancy & All, =20
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July 25,=20
2013</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> Based on images in =
Yanega (Ill.=20
Nat. Host.Suv. Man. 6, 1996) this would be a male Orthosoma =
brunneum;notes:=20
attracted to lights, larvae feed on wet decaying wood (...larvae "often =
found in=20
structural wood in soil contact.").</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> Great =
images.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Yt, Dave Webster, =
Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dcold_mac@hotmail.com =
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MacLean</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 25, 2013 =
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] a big =
beetle-=20
needs ID</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi Nancy:<BR>This appears to be the Brown Prionid =
(Orthosoma=20
brunneum). It varies in length from 25-50 mm.These are known as =
"tooth-necked"=20
longhorns because of distinctive spines along the sides of the =
pronotum. In an=20
enlarged image, these spines can be easily=20
seen. <BR>Angus<BR> <BR>
<DIV>> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:20:36 -0300<BR>> Subject: =
[NatureNS] a=20
big beetle- needs ID<BR>> From: nancypdowd@gmail.com<BR>> To:=20
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>> <BR>> This beetle was on the side =
of the=20
camp near the roof peak when I<BR>> drove in yesterday morning. I =
knocked=20
it down with a fishing rod, put<BR>> it on a stack of cement blocks =
and=20
managed a few photos while it was<BR>> still.<BR>> <BR>> For=20
size:http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9363794549/<BR>> The =
metal=20
portion of my truck key is 40mm long (a little over 1 1/2").<BR>> A =
big=20
beetle.<BR>> <BR>> A side view:=20
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9366580936/<BR>> <BR>> =
Then it=20
stopped playing dead and got active. It pranced around<BR>> =
displaying its=20
jaws and lashing its antennae about rapidly before<BR>> marching=20
away:<BR>> =
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9366578168/<BR>>=20
<BR>> I think it is a male Prionus, or Giant Root Borer, in the=20
Cerambycidae<BR>> (Long Horned Beetles). Perhaps someone can =
positively=20
identify it and<BR>> give me some info about it (food, life history =
etc).<BR>> <BR>> Thanks, Nancy<BR></DIV></DIV><A></A>
<P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20
message.<BR>Che