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Species Megacyllene antennata

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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 Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Megacyllene
Species antennata (Megacyllene antennata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Megacyllene antennata (White)
Orig. Comb: Clytus antennatus White 1855
Identification
somewhat veriable
Range
s. CA-NV to c. TX / n. Mex. - Map (1)(2)(3)
Season
mostly: July-Sept (3)
Food
mesquite (and catclaw?)
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in bark crevices of recently cut wood. The larvae feed beneath the bark excavating extensive mines and pushing quantities of frass to the outside through a hole in the bark.(4)
Remarks
Type Locality: Sonora, Mexico
Print References
White, A. 1855. Longicornia II., Catalogue of the coleopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, London 8: 175-412.
Internet References
Works Cited
1.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
2.Illustrated Beetle (Coleoptera) Inventory of the Sabal Palm Sanctuary (Cameron County, Texas)
Edward G. Riley & Michael A. Quinn. 2011. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.