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Species Plionoma rubens

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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 Trachyderini
Subtribe Trachyderina
Genus Plionoma
Species rubens (Plionoma rubens)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Plionoma rubens Casey 1891
Explanation of Names
rubens (L). 'reddish' (1)
Size
10-12 mm (2)
Identification
The length of the antennae of the males varies considerably, but the lateral punctation of the pronotum and elytra is fine and dense in all of the examples seen by Linsley (1942)
Range
s. CA - w. TX / n. Mex. - Map (Linsley 1942)(3)
Season
May-Sept (Linsley 1942)
Food
Larvae feed on Acacia greggii and other Fabaceae (2)
Life Cycle
Diurnal (2)
Print References
Casey, T.L. 1891. Coleopterological Notices. III. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 6: 9-214.
Linsley, E.G. 1942. Contributions towards a knowledge of the insect fauna of Lower California No. 2 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4)24: 21-96. (Full text)
Internet References
Type Info - Smithsonian
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.Field Guide to Beetles of California
Arthur V. Evans and James N. Hogue. 2006. University of California Press.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)