Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
This common and widely distributed species has been called "Derobrachus geminatus", but examination of type specimens revealed that the true geminatus refers to a much less common species we have called "Derobrachus forreri" (Santos-Silva, 2007, Arquivos de Zoologia, 38:1-94). Rules of nomenclature require that the name geminatus be applied to the less common species (with forreri as a synonym), leaving the common species without a name. Derobrachus hovorei is the new name given to this species, which can be distinguished from true D. geminatus (formerly D. forreri) by its more weakly striolate antennae.
Ted MacRae
Numbers
one of 4 species in this genus in North America listed at
nearctica.com; most occur in the southwest.
Range
southwestern United States (AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX) and northern Mexico
Habitat
adults are attracted to light
Remarks
described in 1853 by LeConte
