Prionus coriarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Tanner Beetle, Sawyer Beetle)

Interactions where Prionus coriarius is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within dead root Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdeadroot
larva larva feeds within moribund root Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesmoribundroot
larva larva feeds within dead root Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeechdeadroot
larva larva feeds within moribund root Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeechmoribundroot
larva larva feeds within dead root Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdeadroot
larva larva feeds within moribund root Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksmoribundroot
larva larva feeds within dead root Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsdeadroot
larva larva feeds within moribund root Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsmoribundroot
larva larva feeds within dead root Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdeadroot
larva larva feeds within moribund root Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesmoribundroot

Interactions where Prionus coriarius is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is endoparasitised by larva Sarcophaga aratrix a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga aratrix/Sarcophaga aratrixa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Prionus coriarius/Prionus coriariustanner beetle, sawyer beetle larva endoparasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 406-414.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Prionus coriarius (Tanner Beetle, Sawyer Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Prionus coriarius (Tanner Beetle, Sawyer Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPrionus coriarius (Tanner Beetle, Sawyer Beetle)
SubfamilyPRIONINAE (sawyer beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Prionus coriarius (Tanner Beetle, Sawyer Beetle)

Prionus coriarius (Tanner Beetle, Sawyer Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Prionus coriarius (Tanner Beetle, Sawyer Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Prionus coriarius (Tanner Beetle, Sawyer Beetle)
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