BRN 9-3 - Flipbook - Page 61
Genus Batyle (Thomson, 1864)
Genus Crossidius (LeConte, 1851)
68. Batyle ignicollis (Say, 1823 - Orig. Comb: Callidium
ignicolle) Fire-necked Bycid or Fire-necked
Longhorn Beetle. This observation, by James Von
Loh, was made at the Soledad/Bar Canyons
Trailhead on 11 May 2024. The beetle is foraging
from the ßower of an Apache Plume, Fallugia
paradoxa (D. Don and Endl.), a tall shrub in the
nearby large arroyo. There are three subspecies.
This is probably the nominate form but it is also
possibly B. i. oblonga.
70. Crossidius ater (LeConte, 1861). This species is
found mostly to the north and west of our area, but
there is the possibilityÉ. The iNaturalist
observation shown here was made by Grace
McCartha on 27 August 2024 near Tierra Amarilla,
New Mexico (near Rio Grande del Norte National
Monument). It is shown here under a Creative
Commons license.
71. Crossidius coralinus (LeConte, 1862) Red and Black
Long-horned Beetle. There are many subspecies of
this species. Lon Brehmer made the observation
shown here at Quemado Lake (south of Quemado)
on 29 September 2011. It is shown here under a
Creative Commons license.
69. Batyle suturalis (Say, 1824). Although primarily an
eastern species it is found in much of the west. The
iNaturalist observation shown here was made at the
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge on 30
June 2023 by ÒdbugsÓ. It is shown here under a
Creative Commons license.
72. Crossidius discoideus (Say, 1824). There are
observations on BugGuide from Quemado Lake,
30 August 2016. There are many other
observations on BugGuide and iNaturalist which
bracket our area. David HeckardÕs iNaturalist
observation from Eddy County during September
2022 is shown here under a Creative Commons
license.
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