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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) » Cerambycinae » Tillomorphini » Euderces » Euderces reichei
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Longhorned Beetles - Euderces reichei
Copyright © 2009 Sam Houston

Longhorned Beetles - Euderces reichei
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
May 10, 2009
Size: 5mm (3/16")
I again thought these were maybe Carpenter ants until I got them on the computer. I now believe them to be Longhorned Beetles. I saw another pair like this also but just briefly on this same plant.

Please help with ID if possible but if not they can be frassed. I didn't bother to get any more detailed pics because initially they looked like ants (or maybe my eyesight is starting to go). Of course I couldn't figure out why ants would be in a seemingly mating posture but.....
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 11 May, 2009 - 10:26am
Last updated 1 August, 2010 - 1:01pm

Euderces reichei, i believe
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… v belov, 11 May, 2009 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

Very cool
I did not know long-horned beetles could look so much like ants.
… Jonathan Burishkin, 11 May, 2009 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

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