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Roundheaded borer

Acanthocinus obsoletus (Olivier, 1800)

Status not recordedbeetles

The roundheaded borer (Acanthocinus obsoletus) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, order Coleoptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Bahamas, Canada and Cuba.

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Quick facts about the roundheaded borer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the roundheaded borer live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The roundheaded borer is listed for 4 countries.

CanadaUnited States of AmericaBahamasCuba
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Bahamas
  2. Canada
  3. Cuba
  4. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the roundheaded borer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the roundheaded borer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCerambycidae
  6. genusAcanthocinus
  7. SpeciesAcanthocinus obsoletus (Olivier, 1800)

Synonyms Acanthocinus floridanus, Acanthocinus obseletus, Acanthocinus obsoletus, Acanthocinus punctatus, Acanthoderes obsoletus, Aedilis obsoletus, Cerambyx obsoletus, Graphidurus obsoletus, Graphisurus floridanus, Graphisurus obsoletus, Graphisurus punctatus, Lamia obsoleta, Neacanthocinus obsoletus, Neocanthocinus obsoletus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Obsolete longhorned beetleEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roundheaded borer

Other species in the same genus Acanthocinus.

Timberman

Acanthocinus aedilis

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the roundheaded borer live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the roundheaded borer for 4 countries: Bahamas, Canada, Cuba and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the roundheaded borer?

The roundheaded borer (Acanthocinus obsoletus) belongs to the family Cerambycidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{roundheaded_borer_2026,
  title = {Roundheaded borer (Acanthocinus obsoletus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roundheaded-borer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}