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Broad-necked Root Borer

Prionus laticollis

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Field Notes

Description:

Very dark. Elytra have irregular punctures, and each elytron has three indistinct longitudinal ridges. Pronotum has three blunt lateral teeth on each side. Antennae have 12-13 segments.

Habitat:

Eastern North America: Quebec, west to Ontario, Minnesota, Oklahoma in deciduous forests.

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PublishedDecember 17, 2011

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