Anelaphus villosus, the twig pruner, is a species in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada.

Anelaphus villosus
Anelaphus villosus, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Tribe: Elaphidiini
Genus: Anelaphus
Species:
A. villosus
Binomial name
Anelaphus villosus
(Fabricius, 1792)

The species Anelaphus parallelus has been determined to be a taxonomic synonym of Anelaphus villosus. They are now treated as the same species under the name Anelaphus villosus.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Anelaphus villosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ^ "Anelaphus villosus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  3. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

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