I am including, just below, a Google maps url that centers fairly closely where his big cactus weevil was found. This was of course many years ago. A few years afterwards Lake Hodges overflowed the dam big time for the first time in many years. The result was that years of vegetation growth, along a wide area, was washed away by the flood waters. The soil in the river bed in this area was of a sandy type. I am not certain that the area where this weevil was found was washed away. There were other prickly-pear cactus patches in the area. Also there was 3 or 4 species of cactus, including prickly-pear, growing up on he steep hillside that parallels the river bed at this location. The Data tab info suggests July through September for finding this species.

Here is the URL: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0131015,-117.1881618,17z/data=!3m1!1e3. The sort of half moon shape with less vegetation is the the general area. I use to walk to this location from where I lived; but you may have to figure out how to access the area now due to all the homes, etc., that have been built since then. One access is off the bottom of El Zumaque/Artesion road, to the east a bit, which drops down to the river bed.

Also found on that cactus clump was this Cactus Coreid: (1).

Best of of hunting to you!

Jim

I JUST noticed that you had replied to me back in July but I did not see your reply until now. I appreciate the detail and may try to get out there very soon to at least see if the cacti are still present, if it is maybe late in the season for the beetles.