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Eleodes or Coelocnemis?? - Moneilema
Copyright © 2008 sanka

Eleodes or Coelocnemis?? - Moneilema
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
May 3, 2008
Size: 1"
Found on a Prickly Pear Cactus. Is this genus Eleodes or Coelocnemis? Antennae look too long for either. Also the thorax widens to points.
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Contributed by sanka on 3 May, 2008 - 8:46pm
Last updated 19 May, 2008 - 5:10pm

Moneilema
probably gigas, although the horns on the thorax seem a little short. You are right that the antenna are long - it's a longhorn.
… margarethe brummermann, 3 May, 2008 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the lead, you got me looking around Moneilema. I think it's a Cactus Longhorn Beetle (Moneilema armatum).
… sanka, 3 May, 2008 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

 
LOL!
Apparently they really 'are' mimics of Eleodes:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 May, 2008 - 2:06am login or register to post comments

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