Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly Taranomis bivittata
Numbers
There are seven species of
Sphaenothecus, but only two reach the United States.
(1)Range
California to Texas, south to Nicaragua
Food
larval hosts are Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and Roses (Rosa spp.)
See Also
Range: Cameron County in southmost Texas south to Mexico
Print References
Chemsak, J.A., & F.A. Noguera. 1998. Review of the genus Sphaenothecus Dupont (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 74(1): 12-26.
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.