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85. Tragidion armatum (LeConte, 1858). The larvae of
this species have been found in dead ßower stalks
of Yucca and Agave (BugGuide). Observations on
iNaturalist which are near Las Cruces include those
by matttryc and Katie Goodwin. Jen SchlauchÕs
iNaturalist observation of 05 June 2018, from
eastern Socorro County, is shown here under a
Creative Commons license.
86. Tragidion auripenne (Casey, 1893). BugGuide notes
that most observations of this species have been
from the Four Corners area. The BugGuide
observation shown here under a Creative Commons
license was made on 08 September 1991 in the
Sandia Mountains by Edward L. Ruden.
87. Tragidion coquus (Linnaeus, 1758). Larvae are
known to develop on oak and hackberry. The adult
season is somewhat later than that of other
longhorn beetles, mostly September and October.
Matt BeckerÕs observation, shown here under a
Creative Commons license, is from the Organ
Mountains and was made on 04 July 2023.
88. Tragidion deceptum (Swift & Ray, 2008). Per
BugGuide: Òmontane habitats, mostly on oozing
desert broom (Baccharis) in lower elevations. . .
mines the heartwood of recently dead branches of
oak.Ó George PollockÕs observation, shown here
under a Creative Commons license, was made west
of White Signal in Grant County, on 31 July 2020.
There are other iNaturalist observations from the
Organ Mountains by Andrew Meeds.
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89. Tragidion densiventre (Casey, 1912). Per BugGuide
this species is typically found in lowland desert
habitats. Larvae have been found in the dead
branches of Honey Mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa,
and Catclaw Acacia, Acacia greggii. Cecelia
AlexanderÕs striking photo of this species is shown
here under a Creative Commons license. Her
iNaturalist observation was made on 14 September
2013 in the Organ Mountains.
Genus Tylosis (LeConte, 1850)
90. Tylosis jimenezii (Dug•s, 1879). The iNaturalist
observation by Joel DuBois in Las Cruces on 09
September 2019 is shown here under a Creative
Commons license. As of 13 July 2025 this was the
most northerly observation of this species shown
on iNaturalist.
91. Tylosis maculatus (LeConte, 1850) Spotted Tylosis.
This species varies signiÞcantly in both its size and
the color pattern. The type locality is west of Santa
Fe. Host plants for this species include the various
mallows of our area. The image shown here was
taken by James Von Loh at the Dripping Springs
Visitor Center Stormwater Retention Pond (Organ
Mountains) on 19 September 2023. It was ßoating
on the pond surface (likely blown down during a
strong windstorm) providing forage for many
aquatic organisms.
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