Monochamus (Noun)
Meaning
Sawyer beetles.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Monochamus is an important genus of the subfamily Lamiinae commonly known as sawyer beetles.
- The larvae of some species of Monochamus can cause significant damage to trees and timber.
- Monochamus urussovii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae and is one of the larger species of sawyer beetles found in North America.
- The Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, often gets mistaken for some species of Monochamus.
- A characteristic feature of Monochamus is their large antennae often much longer than the body itself.