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Species Psyrassa brevicornis

Psyrassa brevicornis Linsley - Psyrassa brevicornis Psyrassa brevicornis Linsley - Psyrassa brevicornis * - Psyrassa brevicornis
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 Elaphidiini
Genus Psyrassa
Species brevicornis (Psyrassa brevicornis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Psyrassa brevicornis Linsley 1934
Explanation of Names
brevicornis = short horn
Numbers
5 spp. n. of Mex. (1)
Identification

Det. D. Heffern, 2010
Range
sw. to southmost TX - Map (2)(3)
Season
mostly May-Sept (2)(3)
Food
Adults taken on dead branches of Acacia (2)
Life Cycle
Taken at lights (2)
Remarks
Type Locality: Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas
Print References
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. (2)
Linsley, E.G. 1934. Notes and descriptions of west American Cerambycidae. Entomological News 45: 161-165, 181-185.
Internet References
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera)
Hovore F.T., Penrose R.L., Neck R.W. 1987. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 44: 283-334.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)