Species Derobrachus hovorei - Palo Verde Root Borer

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Works Cited

Stump Borer - jaws - Derobrachus hovorei

Palo Verde Root Borer - Derobrachus hovorei

Palo Verde root borer - Derobrachus hovorei - female

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.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 19 July, 2005 - 8:26am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 6 May, 2025 - 4:10pm

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