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Species Rhopalophora angustata

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Cerambycinae
Tribe Rhopalophorini
Genus Rhopalophora
Species angustata (Rhopalophora angustata)
Explanation of Names
Rhopalophora angustata Schaeffer, 1905
Numbers
7 spp. n. of Mex.
Size
7-8 mm (Schaeffer 1905)
Range
s. TX / ne. Mex. - Map (1)(2)
Season
Mar-Oct (1)
Food
Larval hosts: Citrus, Pithecellobium, Eysenhardtia, Zanthxylum, Diospyros (1)
Remarks
Type Locality: Esperanza Ranch, Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas
Print References
Hovore, F.T., R.L. Penrose & R.W. Neck. 1987. The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 44(13): 283-334. (1)
Schaeffer, C. 1905. Some additional new genera and species of Coleoptera found within the limit of the United States. Science Bulletin of the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1(7): 141-179. (Full Text)
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Works Cited
1.The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera)
Hovore F.T., Penrose R.L., Neck R.W. 1987. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 44: 283-334.
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