Genus Placosternus

Classification · Numbers · Internet References

Mesquite Borer, dorsal view - Placosternus difficilis

Mesquite Borer, lateral view - Placosternus difficilis

Mesquite Borer (Placosternus difficilis) - Placosternus difficilis

Gymnetis with Placosternus - Placosternus difficilis

Longhorned Beetle - Placosternus difficilis

Placosternus erythropus (Chevrolat) - Placosternus erythropus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)

Family Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles)

Subfamily Cerambycinae

Tribe Clytini

Genus Placosternus

Numbers

Four species, two found in Texas

Internet References

http://www.texasento.net/Placosternus.htm

Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 12 November, 2005 - 4:01pm

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