The following glossary defines the most common descriptive terms used in the text of the species accounts. Listed terms and their definitions follow standard accepted use and practice.
ABDOMEN posterior division of the insect body.
ALUTACEOUS covered with a network of minute cracks; typically relating to the surface of the elytra or pronotum.
ALVEOLATE covered with closely placed shallow cells; typically occurring on the surface of the pronotum.
ANNULATIONS, ANNULATE ringed with a different color; typically occurring on antennal segments or legs.
ANTENNA, ANTENNAE a multisegmented sensory appendage arising from the head, most often with 11 segments.
ANTENNOMERE the segments of the antenna, which, in Cerambycidae, usually consists of a scape, pedicel, and nine flagellomeres.
APICAL, APICES away from the base, directed toward the apex or end of a structure.
BASAL that part of a structure at the beginning or point of attachment, nearest the body.
BULBOUS swollen, like a bulb, evenly rounded.
CALLOSITY, CALLUS, CALLI a flattened elevation or thick and swollen structure; often used in relation to pronotal modification.
CARINA, CARINATE an elevated ridge or keel, with several linear ridges; often referring to modifications of the antennae.
CHEVRON an inverted V-shaped marking; often used to refer to elytral maculations.
CLAVATE clublike, thickened gradually, as in the femora or scape.
COALESCING merged or coming together at least in part.
COMPRESSED flattened laterally.
CONCAVE hollowed out, sunken, opposite of convex.
CONGENER a species belonging to the same genus as another.
CONTIGUOUS side by side, so close to each other as to touch; often used to describe elytral or pronotal punctation.
CONVEX swollen or rounded outwardly.
COXA, COXAE basal segment of a leg where it is attached to the body.
CREST a prominent longitudinal carina on the dorsal surface of the body.
DENUDED without covering, lacking setae, pubescence, or other vestiture.
DISK the central surface area of the elytra or pronotum, sometimes slightly elevated from the surrounding area.
DISTAL, DISTALLY away from the base, toward the free end, further from the body.
DIURNAL active in the daytime.
DORSUM, DORSAL the upper surface, topside, or back.
EBURNEOUS ivory white, generally shining, color; often applied to markings on the elytral surface.
ELYTRON, ELYTRA the two chitinous wing covers over the abdomen protecting the membranous flight wings.
EMARGINATE a notched or obtusely rounded edge or margin; often referring to the shape of the elytral apices.
ENDEMIC native, known only from a particular area or region.
EXPLANATE having an outspread or flattened margin as applied to antennal segments or other structures.
FASCIA, FASCIAE a transverse band or broad line; typically referring to an elytral macula.
FEMUR, FEMORA principal segment of the insect leg distal to the coxa.
FLABELLATE fan shaped, with long, thin processes lying flat on each other, as often applied to the shape of antenna or antennal segments.
FLYING HAIR very long, slender, typically upright setae.
FRONS the upper, anterior portion of the head.
GLABROUS smooth, without hairs or punctures.
GLOBOSE, GLOBULAR spherical or evenly rounded.
HUMERUS, HUMERI basal exterior angle of the elytra.
IMPUNCTATE not marked with punctures.
INFLATED blown up or tumid.
INTEGUMENT chitinous surface or outer body covering in insects.
INTERNAL inside edge or angle.
LATERAL, LATERALLY related to or attached to the side of a structure.
MACULA, MACULAE a relatively large, colored mark typically occurring on the pronotum or elytra.
MANDIBLES tooth-like mouthpart used to chew, bite, or cut.
MARGIN, MARGINED narrow part of a surface within the edge.
MEDIAN at the middle.
MESO prefix used to denote the middle or middle structure (e.g., mesocoxa, mesosternum, mesothorax).
META prefix used to denote posterior part or structure (e.g., metacoxa, metasternum, metathorax).
NOCTURNAL active at nighttime.
NOMINATE SPECIES the original named form versus subspecies.
PECTINATE comb-like, as typically applied to the shape of an antenna or antennal segments.
PICEOUS brown and black or black with reddish tinge.
PILOSE, PILOSITY soft down or fine short hairs.
PRO prefix to denote first or before.
PRONOTUM, PRONOTAL dorsal surface of the prothorax directly behind the head.
PROTHORAX first thoracic segment, which bears the anterior legs ventrally and pronotum dorsally.
PUBESCENCE, PUBESCENT short, typically fine, closely set hair.
PUNCTATION, PUNCTURE, PUNCTATE impressed points in the integument, of various shapes and sizes.
RECUMBENT reclining or lying down; typically applied to setae.
RETICULATE, RETICULATED a network of lines, mesh-like.
RUGOSE, RUGOSITY wrinkled, can be narrow or broad, shallow or deep; typically referring to integument surface, most often in reference to elytra or pronotum.
SAPPING feeding on plant juices flowing from wounds or naturally from joints.
SCAPE first or basal segment of a beetle antenna.
SCUTELLUM structure (usually triangular in shape) located between the elytra at their base, next to the pronotum.
SERRATE notched, like the teeth of a saw; often applied to the shape of antenna or antennal segments.
SETA, SETAE, SETOSE slender, stiff hair or bristle-like vestiture on the surface of insects.
SETIGEROUS bearing setae or bristle-like hairs.