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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Genus Placosternus

Mesquite Borer, lateral view - Placosternus difficilis Gymnetis with Placosternus - Placosternus difficilis Longhorned Beetle - Placosternus difficilis Mesquite Borer Placosternus difficilis? - Placosternus difficilis Placosternus difficilis Placosternus erythropus (Chevrolat) - Placosternus erythropus Placosternus erythropus (Chevrolat) - Placosternus erythropus 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