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Species Lophalia cyanicollis

long-horned beetle sp. - Lophalia cyanicollis Blue-collared Bycid - Lophalia cyanicollis Lophalia cyanicollis (Dupont) - Lophalia cyanicollis Black longhorn beetle with yellow stripes - Lophalia cyanicollis Insect - Lophalia cyanicollis Mating Long-horned Beetles - Lophalia cyanicollis - male - female Beetle - Lophalia cyanicollis Lophalia cyanicollis (Dupont) - Lophalia cyanicollis
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 Cerambycinae
Tribe Trachyderini
Subtribe Trachyderina
Genus Lophalia
Species cyanicollis (Lophalia cyanicollis)
Other Common Names
Blue-necked Bycid
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lophalia cyanicollis (Dupont)
Orig. Comb: Sphaenothecus cyanicollis Dupont 1838
Explanation of Names
cyanicollis = dark blue neck (1)
Identification

Det. E. G. Riley, 2009
Range
AZ (rarely?), southmost TX (Cameron and Hidalgo Cos.) to so. Mex. - Map (2)(3)
Season
Oct-Nov; common in southmost TX in October on flowers(2)
See Also
Sphaenothecus bivittata Dupont
- Range: sw US
Det. E. G. Riley 2009

Mannophorus laetus LeConte
- Range: w. to s. TX
Print References
Hovore, F.T., R.L. Penrose & R.W. Neck. 1987. The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 44(13): 283-334, 20 figs. (2)
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera)
Hovore F.T., Penrose R.L., Neck R.W. 1987. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 44: 283-334.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 14 October, 2008 - 6:32am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 10 November, 2023 - 1:17pm

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