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Lepturinae
Ortholeptura Casey, 1913
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: LepturinaeTribe: Lepturini
Genus:
Ortholeptura Casey, 1913
Usage:
valid
Reference:
SUMMARY
Ortholeptura Casey, 1913:204
obscura (Swaine & Hopping, 1928:56)
valida (LeConte, 1857:64)
oculea Casey, 1913:204
Biology
Ray et al. (2011) have characterized the pheromone of O. valida.
References
- Casey, T. L. 1913. Further studies amongst the American Longicornia. Memoirs on the Coleoptera, 4:193-388. <Link to Biodiversity Heritage Library> <PDF>
- LeConte, J. L. 1857. Report upon Insects collected on the survey. In, Report of Explorations and Surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-5, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854 and August 5, 1854, 12:1-72, 2 pls. <Making of America Books> <pg.64.gif> <pg.65.gif>
- Ray, A. M., Zunic, A., Alten, R. L., McElfresh, J. S., Hanks, L. M., and Millar, J. G. 2011. cis-Vaccenyl acetate, a sex attractant pheromone of Ortholeptura valida, a longhorned beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae. J. Chem. Ecol. 37:172–178.
- Swaine, J. M. & R. Hopping. 1928. The Lepturini of America North of Mexico. Part I. Bull. Nat. Mus. Canada, (Biol. Serv.) (14)52:1-97, 13 pls.