BRN 9-3 - Flipbook - Page 63
73. Crossidius pulchellus (LeConte, 1861). Beautiful
Long-horned Beetle. The amount of black on this
species is quite variable. It is often found on
snakeweed. Andrew MeedsÕ iNaturalist observation, shown here under a Creative Commons
license, was made on 02 September 2018 west of
Gila Hot Springs in Grant County.
74. Crossidius suturalis (LeConte, 1858). There are six
subspecies of C. suturalis; only the nominate form is
listed from our area by Bezark. Images of this
subspecies are shown at this link. This photograph
(Ò74Ó) was made by Gordon Berman (Las Cruces),
24 September 2020. Mike Quinn (Ò74aÓ) has
published a specimen of this subspecies to
BugGuide, shown here under a Creative Commons
license.
Genus Elytroleptus (Dug•s, 1879)
75. Elytroleptus apicalis (LeConte, 1884 - Orig.
Comb: Pteroplatus apicalis). There is an iNaturalist
observation of this species from the Franklin
Mountains by ÒmckcolinÓ on 06 July 2021. Nick
RamseyÕs iNaturalist observation from near Portal,
Arizona on 23 July 2019 is shown here under a
Creative Commons license.
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76. Elytroleptus immaculipennis (Knull, 1935 - Orig.
Comb: Elytroleptus ßoridanus immaculipennis).
Mike QuinnÕs iNaturalist observation, shown here
under a Creative Commons license, is from the
Davis Mountains of Texas (where the type specimen
for this species was collected) on 17 July 1990.
BugGuide indicates that the range of this species
extends into Arizona, thus bracketing our area.
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77. Elytroleptus ruÞpennis (LeConte, 1884 - Orig.
Comb: Pteroplatus ruÞpennis). BugGuide indicates
that this species is found and is widely distributed
in Mexico. The iNaturalist observation (shown
under a Creative Commons license) included here
was made in the Sandia Mountains on 08 July 2023
by Joshua CÕdeBaca. Observations, thus, bracket
our area.
Genus Plionoma (Casey, 1912)
78. Plionoma rubens (Casey, 1891 - Orig. Comb:
Sphaenothecus rubens). Per BugGuide ÒThe length
of the antennae of the males varies considerably,
but the lateral punctation of the pronotum and
elytra is Þne and dense in all of the examples seen
by Linsley (1942) . . . Larvae feed on catclaw acacia
and other Fabaceae.Ó Joel DuBois made an
iNaturalist observation of this species on 08 June
2023 in Las Cruces, shown here under a Creative
Commons license.
79. Plionoma suturalis (LeConte, 1858 - Orig.
Comb: Sphaenothecus suturalis). Larvae feed on
Mesquite wood. Mike Ostrowski made the
iNaturalist observation shown here, under a
Creative Commons license, on 03 July 2024 in Truth
or Consequences.
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