''Knulliana'' is a genus of longhorn beetles. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Knulliana cincta'', commonly known as the banded hickory borer. The species may be found throughout the eastern half of North America, including Mexico and the Bahamas, with one subspecies extending to the Sonoran Desert. They are typically found on

hickory Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus ''Carya'', which includes around 18 species. Five or six species are native to China, Indochina, and India (Assam), as many as twelve are native to the United States, four are found in Mexi ...

and oak trees, where they lay eggs in crevices in the bark or directly into the wood. During their first season, the

larvae A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

feed beneath the bark, and later bore deeper into the wood. They sometimes cause significant damage to their host trees. The banded hickory borer ranges in length from 15 to 35 mm. They have strong spines on the femora, pronotum, and on the tips of the elytra. There are three described subspecies:Monné, Miguel A. & Hovore, Frank T. (2005) Electronic Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere
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/ref> *''Knulliana c. cincta'' (Drury) - eastern North America, Texas *''Knulliana cincta ochracea'' (Bates) - south-eastern United States, north-eastern Mexico, Bahamas *''Knulliana cincta sonorensis'' (Schaeffer) - Texas to Arizona, adjacent regions in Mexico

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* Bothriospilini Agricultural pest insects Cerambycidae genera Beetles described in 1773 Taxa named by Dru Drury {{Cerambycinae-stub