Explanation of Names
plac, -o (G). A tablet, plate; flat
stern, -o, =um (G). The breast, breastbone
(1)Numbers
There are four species of Placosternus (Monné & Hovore 2005)
Range
Southern tier of U.S. states, south to Honduras; Cuba, Bahamas
Season
February to November, mostly spring and fall in south Texas (Hovore et al. 1987)
Mostly July through October in North Texas (Lingafelter & Horner 1993)
Food
Larval hosts: Prosopis, Acacia, Pithecellobium, Platanus, Citrus, Leucaena (Hovore et al. 1987)
Life Cycle
Adults are active day and night, running rapidly along freshly cut branches of their host plants and feeding on the blossoms of Koeberlinia, Acacia, Baccharis, Bumelia, Clematis, and Solidago (Hovore et al. 1987)
Remarks
Adults come to lights and bait.
Print References
Hovore, F.T., R.L. Penrose & R.W. Neck 1987. The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 44(13): 283-344, 20 figs.
Lingafelter, S.W. & N.V. Horner. 1993. The Cerambycidae of north-central Texas. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 47(2): 159-191.
Monné, M.A. & F.T. Hovore. 2005. Checklist of the Cerambycidae, or longhorned woodboring beetles, of the Western Hemisphere. 392 pp.
Internet References
Placosternus difficilis - Florida State Collection of Arthropods
Contributed by
Joshua Stuart Rose on 12 November, 2005 - 4:03pm
Additional contributions by
Mike QuinnLast updated 24 September, 2006 - 12:51am
