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Species Obrium mozinnae

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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 Obriini
Genus Obrium
Species mozinnae (Obrium mozinnae)
Explanation of Names
Obrium mozinnae Linell 1897
Numbers
9 spp. n. of Mex.
Range
southmost TX (Cameron and Hidalgo Counties) / ne. Mex. (Tamps) - Map (1)(2)
Season
mostly April-June (1)(2)
Food
Larval Hosts: Leucaena, Prosopis (1)
Remarks
"This tiny, bicolored species is often abundant on blossoms of leguminous trees and shrubs and is also attracted to lights." (1)
Print References
Hovore, F.T., R.L. Penrose & E.F. Giesbert. 1978. Notes on North American Cerambycidae. Entomological News, 89(2 & 3): 95-100.
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, 20 figs. (1)
Linell, M.L. 1897. Descriptions of new species of North American Coleoptera in the families Cerambycidae and Scarabaeidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 19(1113): 393-401.
Turnbow, R.H. Jr. and J.E. Wappes. 1978. Notes on Texas Cerambycidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 32(4): 367-372.
Internet References
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.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)