Morimus funereus

Morimus funereus
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Genus:	Morimus
Species:	M. funereus
Binomial name
	Morimus funereus; Mulsant, 1863
Synonyms
	Morimus asper funereus; (Mulsant) Müller, 1949-1953; Morinus asper funereus (Mulsant) Sama, 1991; Morinus funereus (Mulsant) Tozlu, Rejzek & Özbek, 2003;

Morimus funereus is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. It is found in Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is somewhat similar to another cerambycid, Rosalia alpina, which however is narrower and has three pairs of black spots. Also Herophila tristis has a similar body shape and markings, but the antennal segments 2 and beyond are much shorter.

Side-by-side comparison of Morimus funereus (right) and Rosalia alpina (left)

Some suggest this taxon should be treated as a subspecies of Morimus asper,[1] giving it the scientific name Morimus asper funereus.

Sources

World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Morimus funereus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.

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