Horsebean Longhorn - Trachyderes mandibularis

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Thanks Chuck. sorry for the confusion. I done this to all of my others so don't be alarmed. I didn't mean to cause so much confusion. Not trying to sound childish but I hope I still have some respect, I'm still trying to figure out how to work this site. I'll take some time and figure it out completely before I make another mistake like this Agai.

I figured that I should upload a better pic for my old postings. I figured that it would make them look better and easier to ID. Sorry for the confusion or trouble...

The reason why I reposted the listing and deleted the old ones was that I was hoping to get more comments on the pics, because I can't seem to get mounted specimens down yet. Like I said earlier, sorry for the inconvenience. I probably should have mentioned that.

And yes, I did collect this specimen at altitude, but I will have to look up the location...

… tyler stewart, 17 February, 2006 - 9:45pm

Don't worry!

Everybody makes mistakes. The true test isn't what mistakes you make, but what you learn from them. In that respect, you're doing fine. This is a complex website, with a bit of a learning curve. I'm just trying to show you where the pitfalls are, so you don't have to step in them.

Above all, don't stop contributing- even your worst stuff is pretty good, and you're getting better by the minute. I don't spend this much time explaining things unless I think there's potential to work with.

This is a cooperative community, and everyone has something to contribute. We have middle school (and probably elementary school) students, senior citizens, expert taxonomists and total novices- and this would be a worse place if we missed out on any of them. As long as you want to contribute and help out, you'll fit in fine.

… Chuck Entz, 18 February, 2006 - 12:41am

Uploading improved versions

You don't have to delete and repost. If you click on edit, you'll notice it has the same Image field as when you uploaded it the first time. Just click on the Browse button to select the new file (or improved version of the old one). Once you Post it, the new image will replace the old one.

If there are comments posted that are specific to the old image, it's a good idea to add a mention in the remarks about what you've done. As long as the details surrounding the image haven't changed too much (i.e. it's a different individual, or a different time or place), it's perfectly legitimate and accepted to do that here.

Occasionally you'll have a situation where all the comments are variants on "I can't tell what it is- it's too dark!", in which case deleting is still an option.

… Chuck Entz, 17 February, 2006 - 7:44pm

Duplication?

I believe this specimen, this image, has been posted previously, and that the same situation exists for some of your other images. Might be a logistical problem, but would you kindly "frass" the duplicates? Thank you. Also, where in Pima County did you find this? I live in Tucson, and have never seen one, so I suspect they occur in the foothills or elsewhere.

… Eric R. Eaton, 17 February, 2006 - 4:16pm

Not a Duplicate

It looks like Tyler has deleted his previous images and uploaded improved ones, but with the same text.

… Chuck Entz, 17 February, 2006 - 7:33pm

Horsebean Longhorn

You're right, a great critter!

A good source for currently accepted names is www.nearctica.com. Follow the links to insects, to coleoptera, and to cerambycidae. I checked this one out and you are right, Dendrobias is the currently used name.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com

… Stephen Cresswell, 17 February, 2006 - 3:11pm