Genus
Monochamus (Sawyer beetles)
Monochamus obtusus. Photo: (c) Roger Birkhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Monochamus is a genus of longhorn beetles found throughout the world. They are commonly known as sawyer beetles or sawyers, as their larvae bore into dead or dying trees, especially conifers such as pines. They are the type genus of the Monochamini, a tribe in the huge long-horned beetle subfamily Lamiinae, but typically included in the Lamiini today.
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