Other Common Names
Long-jawed Longhorn Beetle
Horse Bean Longhorn Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dendrobius
Dendrobias
Explanation of Names
Males have particularly long mandibles.
Numbers
Two other species in this genus, but only mandibularis occurs in the U.S.
Range
southwestern U.S. (TX-CA), south to Honduras, southern Florida
Season
March-October; most specimens in the Texas A&M Insect Collection from July through September.
Print References
Goldsmith, S.K. 1985. Male Dimorphism in Dendrobias mandibularis Audinet-Serville (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 58:534-538.
Goldsmith, S.K. 1987. The Mating System and Alternative Reproductive Behaviors of Dendrobias mandibularis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 20:111-115.
Goldsmith, S. K. and J. Alcock. 1993. The mating chances of small males of the cerambycid beetle Trachyderes mandibularis differ in different environments (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 6(3): 351-360. (Abstract)
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.
