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feed in the phloem, later penetrating deeper and
scarring the wood. Large branches of ash are
usually attacked and killed before the trunk is
attacked.Ó
Tribe Methiini (Thomson, 1860)
Genus Methia (Newman, 1842)
57. Methia mormona (Linell, 1897). Cope (Cope, J.
[1984], ÒNotes on the ecology of western
CerambycidaeÓ, Coleopterists Bulletin 38(1): 27-36)
reported that this species has been raised on
juniper, walnut, willow, and barberry. Joel DuBois
made the iNaturalist observation, shown here under
a Creative Commons license, on 25 July 2020, 20
km north of Las Cruces. Other observations in this
area include one by George Pollock west of White
Signal in Grant County on 30 July 2020.
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Genus Styloxus (LeConte, 1873)
58. Styloxus bicolor (Champlain & Knull, 1922 - Orig.
Comb: Idoemea bicolor) Red-necked Juniper Borer.
In ÒNew North American ColeopteraÓ (Entomological News, 33[5] 1922, pp. 144-149) A. B.
Champlain and J. N. Knull reported that ÒLarvae
prune small branches of juniper, making extensive
galleries parallel with the grain of the wood.
Infested branches can be recognized by the brown
color of the needles.Ó Jim Eckert made the
iNaturalist observation shown here. Although
BugGuide indicates that the range of this species
extends into New Mexico, most of the observations
seen online are from southeastern Arizona.
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59. Styloxus fulleri (Horn, 1880 - Orig. Comb: Idoemea
fulleri). Observations bracket our area with most
being from California and eastern Texas. The
observation made by BJ Stacey, shown here under
a Creative Commons license, was made on 26 July
2015 south of Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Tribe Oemini (Lacordaire, 1868)
Genus Malacopterus (Audinet-Serville, 1833)
60. Malacopterus tenellus (Fabricius, 1801 - Orig.
Comb: Callidium tenellum). Larvae feed on the
dead wood of poplar, hackberry, and willow.
Wendy McCradyÕs iNaturalist observation was made
on 23 July 2022 near the Gila Cliff Dwellings
National Monument. It is shown here under a
Creative Commons license.
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Genus Oeme (Newman, 1840)
61. Oeme rigida (Say, 1826). The subspecies O. r.
deserta is most likely found in our area. Elliott
GordonÕs observation near Albuquerque, shown
here under a Creative Commons license, was made
in July 2025 in the Sandia Mountains. There are
other observations from southeastern Arizona.
62. Oeme costata cosata (LeConte, 1873). Elliott
GordonÕs observation near Albuquerque, shown
here under a Creative Commons license, was made
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