Monochamus sartor sartor

Taxonomic history

Lamia sartor Fabricius, 1787: 137

Diagnosis - adult

Length: 19–35 mm.
Elytral length:width ratio: length > 2x width.
Face: shape wide rectangle; genagena:
the part of the cranium on each side below the eye
length longer than lower eye lobeeye lobe:
used to refer to the upper or lower portion when the eye is emarginate or separated
, shorter than lower eye lobeeye lobe:
used to refer to the upper or lower portion when the eye is emarginate or separated
, or subequal to lower eye lobeeye lobe:
used to refer to the upper or lower portion when the eye is emarginate or separated
.
Pronotum: dense setaeseta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
on dorsum of lateral spines absent; maculaemacula:
a spot or mark
on pronotal disk: 2–4 dots present or absent; posteromedial tubercletubercle:
a small knoblike or rounded protuberance
absent; lateral erect setaeseta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
: only present posterior to spinespine:
a protuberance with an acute (sharp) distal end
.
Scutellum: dense and complete pubescence.
Elytra: elytral integument color black; elytral maculaemacula:
a spot or mark
: pubescence forming horizontal band(s), sparse ash-like pubescence or absent; elytral sutural apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
rounded; elevation in basal third followed by impression present; basal granulation dense and smooth; middle to apical punctationpunctation:
pits or depression of variable size in cuticle
coarse.
Antennal length (female): 2–3.5 segments beyond elytral apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
.
Aedeagus: paramereparamere:
A pair of finger-like structures that are located where the male genitalia exits the abdomen.
mediobasal tooth present; apical tip (ventral view) truncatetruncate:
cut off squarely at the tip
or slightly rounded; terminal segment present; scleritesclerite:
any hardened plate of the body wall bounded by membrane or sutures; sometimes found floating in the internal sac of male genitalia
in internal sac: contains a scleritesclerite:
any hardened plate of the body wall bounded by membrane or sutures; sometimes found floating in the internal sac of male genitalia
in internal sac.

Similar species

M. nitens, M. scutellatus

Differential diagnosis

Is lacking the dense light setaeseta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
on the apical third of the elytraelytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
found in M. s. urussovii. The elytral sculpture is punctatepunctate:
set with fine, impressed points or punctures appearing as pin-pricks
and more matte than the shining and impunctate M. nitens. New World Monochamus species do not have a distinct raised area followed by an impression at the basebase:
the part of any appendage or structure that is nearest the body
of the elytraelytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
or a scleritesclerite:
any hardened plate of the body wall bounded by membrane or sutures; sometimes found floating in the internal sac of male genitalia
in the male genitalia.

Distribution

central (Alps included) and eastern Europe (western Carpathians), Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Italy

Recorded host plants

Abies, Larix, Picea, Pinus (Titan DatabaseTitan Database:
Tavakilian GL and Chevillotte H. 2022. Titan: base de données internationales sur les Cerambycidae ou Longicornes. Version 3.0. Available from: http://titan.gbif.fr/ last accessed September 2022)

Synonyms

Monohammus okenianus Gistel, 1857: 49

Monochammus mulsantii Seidlitz, 1891: 749