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Longhorned Beetle - Prionus lecontei - male
Copyright © 2009 Sam Stewart

Longhorned Beetle - Prionus lecontei - Male
Ortega Highway, Orange County, California, USA
Size: 7cm bl
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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 4 January, 2009 - 1:01pm
Last updated 19 November, 2009 - 5:46am

Moved tentatively per Ian's comment
Moved from Prionus.
… v belov, 19 November, 2009 - 5:46am login or register to post comments

I'd say that this seems close
I'd say that this seems closest to P. lecontei
… Ian Swift, 18 November, 2009 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

How about
Genus Prionus?
… John R. Maxwell, 4 January, 2009 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes Prionus
but the antenna aren't right for P. californicus - they remind me of P. imbricornis but that seems to be an eastern species
… margarethe brummermann, 5 January, 2009 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

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