Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Neocompsa mexicana (Thomson)
Orig. Comb: Ibidion mexicana Thomson 1865
Explanation of Names
compsa (G). 'neat, elegant'
(1)Numbers
(All occur in southern Texas.)
(3)Range
southmost TX (Hidalgo, Cameron & Jim Hogg Cos.) to Costa Rica -
Map (3)(4)Food
Large numbers of adults were reared and taken from dead tepehuaje/tepeguaje (Teh puh wah hey), (
Leucaena pulverulenta - Mimosaceae, Mimosa Family) branches in the palm grove.
(3)See Also
Neocompsa exclamationis (Thomson)

- Range: southmost TX to s. Mex.
Det D. Heffern 2009
Print References
Craighead, F.C. 1923. North American cerambycid larvae: a classification and the biology of North American cerambycid larvae. Canada Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 27: 3-239.
Hovore, F.T. and R.L. Penrose. 1982. Notes on Cerambycidae co-inhabiting girdles of Oncideres pustulata LeConte. Southwestern Naturalist 27(1): 23-27.
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.
(3)
Turnbow, R.H. Jr. and J.E. Wappes. 1978. Notes on Texas Cerambycidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 32(4): 367-372.
Contributed by
Mike Quinn on 11 March, 2009 - 9:09pm
Last updated 4 January, 2020 - 3:11pm