G. it. Ent., 7 (36): 5-10
April 30, 1994
Observations on the biology and host plants of the
Australian longicorn beetle, Ceresium seminigrum Aurivillius
(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
by
TREVOR J. HAWKESWOOD
Abstract - New observations on the biology and host plants of the Australian longicorn beetle, Ceresium seminigrum Aurivillius (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiopini) are provided. The known larval host plants in Queensland are Acacia penninervis Sieb. ex DC. and A. leiocalyx (Domin) Pedley (Mimosaceae). A comparison of the host plants of C. seminigrum is made with those of the related Australian and New Guinean Ceresium species. The wasp Xanthocryptus sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) is recorded here for the first time as a parasite of C. seminigrum larvae.
