Monochamus notatus Classification Family Cerambycidae > Subfamily Lamiinae > Tribe Monochamini > Genus Monochamus Diagnostic Features of Larvae Larva. The dorsal anal lobe does not noticeably protrude; the body hairs are coarse, resembling Monochamus titillator. Distinguished from scutellatus by the fact that the two groups of hairs on the anterior lateral angles of the pronotum extend in a less dense though continuous band across the area. Pupa. Distinguished by the almost total absence of spines on the protergum. A northeastern species, common throughout the higher mountains of West Virginia, north into Canada. As far as known, it attacks only Pinus strobus. Adapted from Craighead, 1923). Biology and Economic Importance Members of this tribe include one of the most notorious cerambycids: the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB), Anoplophora glabripennis. In 1996, this invasive species was discovered in New York City and later in Chicago. Native to China and the Korean peninsula, ALB was accidentally imported into the U.S. via wooden shipping materials (Lingafelter & Hoebeke 2002). By 1998, ALB infestations resulted in the destruction of nearly 7,000 trees. Recently, the USDA estimated that, if left uncontrolled, ALB and other Chinese wood boring beetles could cause more than $100 billion in damage to the US economy (Meyer 2010). Accidental introductions continue, and as recently as 2011 a population of ALB was detected in southwest Ohio (USDA-APHIS 2011). Selected References to Larvae Specimens Craighead, 1923