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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Prioninae » Prionini » Derobrachus » Palo Verde Root Borer (Derobrachus hovorei)
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Copyright © 2008 Richard Fray

"Big ole" beetle - Derobrachus hovorei
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
June 28, 2008
Size: 4"+
I measured the width of the brick at 4 1/4 inches, so this guy is 4 inches plus. Thanks for any ID help... :)
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Contributed by Richard Fray on 30 June, 2008 - 3:02am
Last updated 7 December, 2011 - 8:06am

Moved
Moved from Longhorned Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 20 July, 2008 - 11:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 10 July, 2008 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

Palo Verde Root Borer (Derobrachus hovorei)
a female
… margarethe brummermann, 30 June, 2008 - 8:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Margarethe
Is it the males that are reddish brown? I'm used to seeing those but thought this was somehow different.
… Richard Fray, 30 June, 2008 - 10:52pm login or register to post comments

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