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Species Derobrachus hovorei - Palo Verde Root Borer

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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 Prioninae
Tribe Prionini
Genus Derobrachus
Species hovorei (Palo Verde Root Borer)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Derobrachus geminatus auct. nec LeConte(1)
Explanation of Names
Derobrachus hovorei Santos-Silva 2007
named for Frank T. Hovore
Size
54‒66 mm sans mandibles(1)
Identification
see (2); distinguished from true D. geminatus (formerly D. forreri) by its more weakly striolate antennae. ―Ted MacRae
Range
CA to NV & TX, n.Mexico(3)
Food
Larvae feed on roots of living trees; hosts: Cercidium, Populus, Quercus, Populus, Prosopis, Ulmus, Parkinsonia, Morus, Citrus, Vitis(3)(4)
Works Cited
1.Revisão do gênero Derobrachus Audinet-Serville, 1832 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)
Santos-Silva A. 2007. Arquivos de Zoologia 38: 1‒94.
2.Review of the species of Derobrachus Audinet-Serville occurring in the United States (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Chemsak J.A., Linsley E.G. 1977. J. Kans. Ent. Soc. 50: 508‒514.
3.Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Col.) of Canada and United States of America, Parts I‒IV
Monné M.A., Nearns E.H. 2023. Available from https://cerambycids.com/catalog/.
4.The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera)
Hovore F.T., Penrose R.L., Neck R.W. 1987. Proc. CAS 44: 283‒334.