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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Onciderini » Twig Girdling Beetles (Oncideres) » Huisache Girdler (Oncideres pustulata)
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girdling beetle - Oncideres pustulata
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

girdling beetle - Oncideres pustulata
McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 21, 2004
Size: large
These large long-horned beetles girdle a small tree effectively killing them before laying their eggs in them. I didn't see this one in the guide. And does anyone know the scientific name ?
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Contributed by tom murray on 30 March, 2005 - 9:34pm
Last updated 31 October, 2012 - 8:11am

Oncideres sp.
Not cingulata, but from TX, it looks like either O. pustulata or O. rhodosticta.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 8 April, 2005 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

Check this site
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG007.
It seems to be the one you are looking for and the scientific name is Oncideres cingulata.
… Beatriz Moisset, 31 March, 2005 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

 
Oncideres cingulata
nice detective work. That site describes the beetle nicely, and the picture looks like a match. Thanks, now I know it's full name.
… tom murray, 8 April, 2005 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

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