Saperda tridentata

The elm borer (Saperda tridentata) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1795. It is known from Canada and the United States. It feeds on Ulmus rubra and Ulmus americana. It acts as a vector for the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi, and as a host for the parasitoid wasp Cenocoelius saperdae.^[1]

Saperda tridentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Saperda
Species:	S. tridentata
Binomial name
Saperda tridentata Olivier, 1795
Synonyms
Eutetrapha tridentata (Olivier, 1795) Compsidea tridentata (Olivier, 1795) Saperda tridentata var. dubiosa Haldeman, 1847 Saperda dubiosa Haldeman, 1847 Saperda tridentata var. rubronotata Fitch, 1858 Saperda tridentata var. intermedia Fitch, 1858 Saperda tridentata var. trifasciata Casey, 1913