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Invaion of Giant Beetles - Ergates spiculatus
Copyright © 2007 reyes831

Invaion of Giant Beetles - Ergates spiculatus
Salinas, Monterey County, California, USA
August 21, 2007
Size: 21/2 inches
This is one of a few beetles we have seen in the neighborhood and I was lucky to get this one on a tree.I have never seen these beetles in this county and really would like to know what kind is it.......
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Contributed by reyes831 on 22 August, 2007 - 7:45pm
Last updated 29 August, 2007 - 9:35pm

Moved
Moved from Ergates.
… Jim McClarin, 29 August, 2007 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

I'd stay with...
...Ergates spiculatus, as the lateral pronotal margin looks crenulate (Tragosoma have a distinct lateral spine).
… Ted C. MacRae, 29 August, 2007 - 9:58am login or register to post comments

Tragosoma sp?
Seems too hairy underneath to be Ergates, but not hairy enough on the thorax for Tragosoma. Still, I lean toward that one. Size is actually too small for most Ergates, too!
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 August, 2007 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

beetle
I live in your area, I agree that it is a female pine sawyer.
… Christina , 24 August, 2007 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Rather Ponderosa Pine Borer
Prioninae are not usually referred to as Sawyers.
… Jim McClarin, 24 August, 2007 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Ergates?
Your giant specimen might be a female of Ergates (Cerambycidae Prioninae)

Check in the BugGuide at http://bugguide.net/node/view/41355 if this attribution agrees with your beetle.
… Francesco Vitali, 23 August, 2007 - 12:07am login or register to post comments

Still a bit out-of-focus.
Try cooling it down in the fridge and shooting it in the open. A straight-down dorsal view would be best.
… Jim McClarin, 22 August, 2007 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

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