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Ribbed Pine Borer (with Mites)
Rhagium inquisitor
40.7557, -73.5876
Field Notes
Description:
Medium sized beetle. Mottled black/gray/brownish. Ridges on elytrae. Spine on either side of protonum. Fairly short antennae for a Longhorn Beetle. Larvae usually found in Pine but has been found in other types of trees as well.
Habitat:
Suburban area.
Notes:
This beetle landed on someone and ended up inside briefly. Had some mites, probably Phoretic Mites (hitchhikers). Generally considered a pest.
General info on this widespread insect:
http://wiki.bugwood.org/Archive:Atlas/Ribbed_pine_borer_-_Rhagium_inqui…
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PublishedMay 1, 2013
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