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Long-horned Beetle

Unidentified Cerambycinae

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

I originally posted this beetle as an Unidentified Coleoptera, because I really was not sure of the Family. Because it was spotted in the rice mill, where everyone is almost obsessed by the damage that can be done (to stored grain) by weevils, I allowed myself to be thrown off track. However, the comment from Mark Ridgeway put me back on track and, although I have still not discovered the Genus and Species, I have revised this spotting to Unidentified Cerambycinae. I am still hopeful of identifying this one properly.

Habitat:

Spotted in the forecourt of the rice mill.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Hi Mark, A happy new year to you and Leuba. Thank you for your comment about this beetle. Firstly, let me say that this beetle is extremely small (I should have mentioned that in my description). I have never seen a Cerambycidae quite so small. So, that concerned me. Then I had this thought (probably very wrong) that the antennae of Cerambycidae give the impression that they are growing out of the eye socket and that is not the case here. Finally, despite the abdomen and elytra looking like that of a cerambycidae, I kept thinking that everything from the thorax forwards reminded me of the front end of weevils like, for example, Cylas formicarius. Also, I was sitting having a coffee in my wife's rice mill. In any place with a grain store, people are always on the alert for weevils. So, that is how I got on the wrong track, but I will do some searching through the Cerambycidae; Cerambycinae, as you suggest and, hopefully, I will sort it out soon. Thanks again, Mark, for your help. Regards, John.
Nice shots John. It looks like Cerambycidae; Cerambycinae to me. What makes you think weevil?
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PublishedDecember 31, 2022

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