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Conservation Status

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Uncommon.
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Cyclicity

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June.
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Distribution

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Primarily an eastern species following the boreal forest west into Alberta, and south in eastern North America to Iowa (Bright 1987, Nelson 1975).
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General Description

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This species may be distinguished from other Alberta species of Dicerca by the lack of smooth areas on the elytra and pitted appearance of the elytral striae. The specimen examined, is different from most other Dicerca I have seen, it has a white scutellum. The usual scutellum colour is black.
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Habitat

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Boreal.
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Life Cycle

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Unknown.
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Trophic Strategy

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Unknown, the species has been taken in association with jack pine (Bright 1987).
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Dicerca lugubris

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Dicerca lugubris is a species of beetle from the subfamily Chrysochroinae first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1860. It is dark-cupreous coloured on top and black-cupreous below. The length of the species may vary from 11.1–16.5 millimetres (0.44–0.65 in) while they can be as wide as 4.1–6.0 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in). The species can be found on Lake Superior, Marquette, Michigan as well as Laniel, Quebec.[1] It is also found in Iowa, Alberta, and southeastern North America where it feeds on jack pine.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nelson, G. H. (1975). "A revision of the genus Dicerca in North America (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 26: 110–112.
  2. ^ "Species Page - Dicerca lugubris". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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Dicerca lugubris: Brief Summary

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Dicerca lugubris is a species of beetle from the subfamily Chrysochroinae first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1860. It is dark-cupreous coloured on top and black-cupreous below. The length of the species may vary from 11.1–16.5 millimetres (0.44–0.65 in) while they can be as wide as 4.1–6.0 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in). The species can be found on Lake Superior, Marquette, Michigan as well as Laniel, Quebec. It is also found in Iowa, Alberta, and southeastern North America where it feeds on jack pine.

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