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| Donald Quicke |
Posted - 24/11/2007 : 15:34:20
I'd like to know what is the largest number of host species that is known for any longhorn, its name and a reference if possible
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| Francesco |
Posted - 27/11/2007 : 13:18:35
The number of hosts depends on the fact if that longhorn species is monophagous or polyphagous.
In the latter case, the number of known hosts might be not completely known and still in progress.
For a first study, you can consult the books written by Duffy for different faunas:
DUFFY, E.A.J., 1953 - A monograph of the immature stages of British and imported timber beetles (Cerambycidae) -BM(NH), 350 pp.
DUFFY, E.A.J., 1957 - A monograph of the immature stages of African Timber Beetles (Cerambycidae)- BM(NH), 338 pp.
DUFFY, E.A.J., 1960 - A monograph of the immature stages of Neotropical Timber Beetles (Cerambycidae) - BM(NH), 327 pp.
DUFFY, E.A.J., 1963 - Monograph of the Immature Stages of Australasian Timber Beetles (Cerambycidae) - BM(NH), 235 pp.
DUFFY, E.A.J., 1968 - A monograph of the immature stages of oriental timber beetles (Cerambycidae) - BM(NH), 434 pp.
The list of host of American Cerambycoidea is included in some papers published by Monné in the Publicaçoes avulsas do Museo Nacional since 2001 until today. The first titles are:
MONNÉ M. A., 2001a. - Catalogue of the neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) with known host plant, Part I: Subfamily Cerambycinae, Tribes Achrysonini to Elaphidiini - Publicaçoes avulsas do Museo Nacional, 88: 1-108.
MONNÉ M. A., 2001b. - Catalogue of the neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) with known host plant, Part II: Subfamily Cerambycinae, Tribes Gracilini to Trachyderini - Publicaçoes avulsas do Museo Nacional 90: 1-119.
MONNÉ (M. A.), 2001c. - Catalogue of the neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) with known host plant, Part III: Subfamily Laminae, Tribes Acanthocinini to Apomecynini - Publicaçoes avulsas do Museo Nacional 92: 1-94.
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Other data about the host of the European cerambycids can be found in some faunistic catalogs (Vives, Bense, etc.), though the host species is rarely noticed since the only genus is quoted.
Several other data are lost in many papers, often written about larvae. Some hosts for cerambycids are also available in the Web at www.biolib.com, but the work is very ponderous and it has been not completed yet.
Finally, you can find some data about pest species (Xylotrechus, Anoplophora, etc.) in the EPPO papers available in our Digital Library. |
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