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Tribe Desmiphorini

Beetle - Eupogonius tomentosus Psenocerus supernotatus bug - Eupogonius Tigrinestola tigrina? - Tigrinestola tigrina Eupogonius arizonensis? - Eupogonius arizonensis Psenocerus supernotatus  - Psenocerus supernotatus Currant-tip Borers - Psenocerus supernotatus - male - female   - Eupogonius tomentosus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Desmiphorini
Explanation of Names
Desmiphorini Thomson 1860
Numbers
12 spp. in 5 genera in our area, ~470 spp. in 72 genera in the New World(1), >1,500 spp. in ~340 genera worldwide(2)
Range
pantropical group, most diverse in Africa & S. America(2); in our area, e. NA to AZ in the south; more diverse in sw. US(1)