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18. Neoclytus tenuiscriptus (Fall, 1907)
This iNaturalist sighting by Courtney Christie was
made in the Coronado National Forest of southern
Arizona on 23 May 2022. It is shown here under a
Creative Commons license. There is also an
observation on iNaturalist from 04 June 2022 in
east Albuquerque by Joshua CÕdeBaca.
Genus Placosternus (Hopping, 1937)
19. Placosternus erythropus (Chevrolat, 1835). Feeds
on Acacia and Mesquite. This iNaturalist
observation by Tony Palmer was made in Pima
County, Arizona on 06 October 2018. It is shown
here under a Creative Commons license. There are
also iNaturalist observations from the Big Bend area
of Texas.
20. Tylcus hartwegii (White, 1855, Orig. Comb: Clytus
hartwegii)
Another species which ÒbracketsÓ our area, found in
west Texas and southeast Arizona. The specimen
shown here is a beetle collected by Mike Quinn on
03 April 2007 in the Davis Mountains of west Texas.
Genus Xylotrechus (Chevrolat, 1860). Commonly
referred to as Òfast movingÓ.
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21. Xylotrechus robustus (Hopping, 1928)
This iNaturalist observation was made by ÒserotinyÓ
in September 2023 near Valles Caldera National
Preserve north of Albuquerque.
Tribe Compsocerini (Thomson, 1864). One species in
this tribe in Canada and the United States.
Genus Rosalia (Audinet-Serville, 1833)
22. Rosalia funebris (Motschulsky, 1845) Banded Alder
Borer (a.k.a. California Laurel Borer). Broad black
and white striping across body. Antenna, which is
very long, is also broadly stripped in black and
white. The larvae of this species feed on dead
hardwood trees (thus the common names).
See: ÒMale-produced aggregation pheromone of
the cerambycid beetle Rosalia funebrisÓ, Ann Ray et
al., Journal of Chemical Ecology, Jan. 2009.
ÒdesertlavenderÓ took this image on 27 June 2023
in the Black Range/Mimbres Valley. Shown here
under a Creative Commons license.
Tribe Eburini (Blanchard, 1845)
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Genus Eburia (Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville in
Lacordaire, 1830). The raised white marks on the elytra
are distinctive.
observation by ÒimmortalightsÓ on 26 July 2024 from
Bernalillo County, is fainter.
23. Eburia (Coeleburia) haldemani (LeConte, 1850)
Ivory-marked Longhorn. Variable in appearance,
four ivory spots on its back (eburneous spots) can
be very faint or quite distinct (see this iNaturalist
observation). The specimen shown here, an
Adult beetles are generally present from May to July.
Larva feed on hackberry (Celtis), Siberian Elm (Ulmus),
willow (Salix), and juniper (Juniperus).
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