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Long-Horned Beetle

Nyssodrysina haldemani

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A slightly metallic Long-horn Beetle of about 1 cm in length. Probably a female from what looks like an ovipositor on the tail end. Family Cerambycidae.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

Notes:

This beetle has a distribution that includes the United States, Mexico, Central American and the Caribbean.

Reference Links:

IREKANI, Instituto de Biología - UNAM: Nyssodrysina haldemani (LeConte, …

Species ID Suggestions

Longhorn Beetle

Nyssodrysina haldemani

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (2)
LaurenZarate
Thank you so much bayucca and thanks for the links. I found another reference for Mexico: (http://unibio.unam.mx/irekani/handle/123456789/26174?proyecto=Irekani) from the Pacific Coast State of Colima.
bayucca
Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Acanthocinini, Nyssydrysina haldemani as losest guess. Please, verify. This guy is very variable the main link should be the best match. Also nice match: http://bugguide.net/node/view/471588/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/615665/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/460179/bgimage All from bugguide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/82447/bgimage https://apps2.cdfa.ca.gov/publicApps/plant/bycidDB/wdetails.asp?id=11516&w=n

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedApril 20, 2014

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