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Prionus (Prionus) californicus Motschulsky, 1845

MONNÉ, MIGUEL A., 2006, Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part III. Subfamilies Parandrinae, Prioninae, Anoplodermatinae, Aseminae Spondylidinae, Lepturinae, Oxypeltinae, and addenda to the Cerambycinae and Lamiinae,, Zootaxa 1212 (1), pp. 1-244 : 84-86

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 Prionus (Prionus) californicus Motschulsky, 1845
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1. Prionus (Prionus) californicus Motschulsky, 1845 View in CoL

Type locality— Northern California. ( ZMUM) . Distribution —Pacific Coast of North America , from Alaska to Sonora, Baja California and Rocky Mountains to New Mexico .

Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845: 89 View in CoL , pl. 2, fig. 9; LeConte, 1852: 177; Mannerheim, 1852: 364; White, 1853: 16; Snow, 1877: 19 (distr.); 1878: 76 (distr.); 1883: 42 (distr.); Leng, 1884: 57, 58; Rivers, 1886a: 64 (biol.); Blanchard, 1887: 86; Bates, 1892: 144 (distr.); Townsend, 1892: 38; Blaisdell, 1892: 34 (hosts); Hamilton, 1894: 30 (distr.); Townsend, 1895: 46; Beutenmuller, 1896: 74 (hosts); Wickham, 1897a: 167 (hosts); Harrington, 1899: 107 (distr.); Daggett, 1901: 319 (biol.); Fall, 1901:142 (distr.); Snow, 1906b: 170 (distr.); Fall & Cockerell, 1907: 191 (distr.); Schaeffer, 1908: 329 (distr.); Lameere, 1912a: 242; Craighead, 1915: 20, pl. 4, figs. 8, 9 (larva); Essig, 1915: 251, fig. 241 (biol.); Garnett, 1918: 173 (distr.); Craighead, 1923: 29, pl. 36, fig. 2 (pupa); Essig, 1926: 449, figs. 349, 350 (biol.); Tanner, 1927: 33, figs. 167, 168; Hardy & Preece, 1927a: 187 (biol.); Crawford & Eyer, 1928: 3, 5 figs. (biol., control); Tanner, 1928: 277 (distr.); Knowlton, 1930: 56; Pack, 1930: 219 (distr.); Beaulne, 1932: 289 (hosts); Barrett, 1932: 289 (hosts); Herrick, 1935: 274 (biol.); Knowlton & Thatcher, 1936: 278; Doane et al., 1936: 164, figs. 78, 79 (biol.); Moore, 1937: 87 (distr.); Linsley, 1938: 105 (syn.); Quayle, 1938: 319 (biol.); Linsley, 1942: 26; Hardy, 1942: 10 (biol.); Leech, 1947: 141 (biol.); Schuh & Mote, 1948: 103 (biol.); Knowlton & Wood, 1950: 10 (distr.); Craighead, 1950: 262 (biol.); DeLeon, 1952: 80 (hosts); Keen, 1952: 193 (hosts); Leech, 1955: 52 (biol.); Nishio, 1956a: 241, figs. 1, 2; Linsley, 1957: 6 (syn.); Linsley et al., 1961: 5 (distr.); Tyson, 1970: 298 (distr.); Swan & Papp, 1972: 441, fig. 927; Tanner & Tanner, 1974: 220 (distr.); Kirk & Balsbaugh, 1975: 96 (distr.); MacKay et al., 1987: 363 (distr., hosts); Hovore, 1988: 3 (distr.); Chemsak et al., 1992: 20 (cat.); Noguera & Chemsak, 1996: 396 (cat.); Chemsak, 1996: 106, pl. 7, figs. 3, 4; Linsley & Chemsak, 1997: 424 (hosts); Heffern 1998: 6 (distr.); Monné, 2002: 23 (cat. hosts).

Prionus (Prionus) californicus View in CoL ; Casey, 1912: 242; 1924: 216; Linsley, 1962: 41, figs. 13, 14; Hatch, 1971: 93, pl. 9, fig. 2.

Prionus crassicornis LeConte, 1851: 108 View in CoL ; White, 1853: 17.

Prionus (Prionus) californicus crassicornis View in CoL ; Casey, 1924: 216.

Type locality— United States, Oregon.( MCZN) .

Prionus curvatus LeConte, 1859a: 19 View in CoL .

Prionus (Prionus) californicus curvatus View in CoL ; Casey, 1924: 217.

Type locality— United States, New Mexico: near Santa Fe. ( MCZN) .

Prionus Horni Lameere. 1912 View in CoL a: 243; Linsley, 1935b: 161; Damoiseau & Cools, 1987: 33 (syntypes).

Type locality— United States, Arizona. ( NHMW) .

Prionus (Prionus) alutaceus Casey, 1912: 237 View in CoL ; 1924: 216.

Type locality— United States, Arizona. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) solidus Casey, 1912: 237 View in CoL ; 1924: 215.

Type locality— United States, Colorado. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) spiculosus Casey, 1912: 240 View in CoL ; 1924: 217.

Type locality— United States, Arizona: Grand Cañon of the Colorado. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) consors Casey, 1912: 240 View in CoL ; 1924: 214.

Type locality— United States, Colorado: Boulder Co. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) consors acomanus Casey, 1912: 241 View in CoL .

Prionus (Prionus) acomanus View in CoL ; Casey, 1924: 218.

Type locality— United States, New Mexico: Jemez Springs. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) consors proximans Casey, 1912: 241 View in CoL .

Prionus (Prionus) acomanus proximans View in CoL ; Casey, 1924: 218.

Type locality— United States, New Mexico: Fort Wingate. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) angustulus Casey, 1912: 241 View in CoL .

Prionus (Prionus) ineptus angustulus View in CoL ; Casey, 1924: 220.

Type locality— United States, Cañon of the Colorado River. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) californicus ineptus Casey, 1912: 242 View in CoL .

Prionus (Prionus) ineptus View in CoL ; Casey, 1924: 219.

Type locality— United States, California. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) californicus punctulatus Casey, 1912: 243 View in CoL .

Prionus (Prionus) punctulatus View in CoL ; Casey, 1924: 220.

Type locality— United States, Arizona. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) fissifrons Casey, 1912: 243 View in CoL .

Prionus (Prionus) spiculosus fissifrons View in CoL ; Casey, 1924: 218.

Type locality— United States, Arizona. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) texanus Casey, 1912: 243 View in CoL ; 1924: 214.

Type locality— United States, Texas: near El Paso. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) terminalis Casey, 1912: 244 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Arizona: Cañon of the Colorado. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) serriger Casey, 1924: 215 View in CoL

Type locality— United States, Utah: Ibapah Mts., Trout Creek . ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) suspectus Casey, 1924: 215 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Eureka. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) orbiceps Casey, 1924: 216 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Eureka. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) humeralis Casey, 1924: 216 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, California. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) californicus compar Casey, 1924: 217 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Provo. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) californicus ovipennis Casey, 1924: 217 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Provo Cañon, North Fork. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) spiculosus coloradensis Casey, 1924: 218 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Colorado, Boulder Co. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) scutellaris Casey, 1924: 219 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Provo Cañon. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) ineptus ambiguus Casey, 1924: 219 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Eureka. ( USNM) .

Prionus View in CoL ) ineptus View in CoL uintanus Casey, 1924: 220.

Type locality— United States, Utah: Provo Cañon, North Fork. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) spaldingi Casey, 1924:221 View in CoL ; Knowlton & Thatcher, 1936: 278 (distr.).

Type locality— United States, Utah: Eureka.( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) stultus Casey, 1924: 221 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Eureka.( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) stultus parvicollis Casey, 1924: 222 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Eureka. ( USNM) .

Prionus (Prionus) nanus Casey, 1924: 222 View in CoL .

Type locality— United States, Utah: Eureka. ( USNM) .

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ZMUM

Zoological Museum, University of Amoy
NHMW

Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien
USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cerambycidae

Genus

Prionus

Specimens