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Larval Hosts:
Gutierrezia spp. (Broomweed, Snakeweed) - Asteraceae
Haplopappus - Asteraceae
Gymnosperma - Asteraceae
Similar Species: There are 12 species (and 37 named subspecies) of Crossidius ranging across the western United States and northern Mexico.
Texas Taxa:
Crossidius discoideus
Crossidius humeralis humeralis
Crossidius humeralis quadrivittatus
Crossidius militaris
Crossidius pulchellus
Crossidius suturalis suturalis
Crossidius suturalis melanipennis
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Dayton, W.A. 1931. Important western browse plants. Miscellaneous Publication 101. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. 214 p.
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Hovore, F.T. & E.F. Giesbert. 1976. Notes on the ecology and distribution of western Cerambycidae. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 30(4):349-360.
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Linsley, E.G. & J.A. Chemsak. 1961. A distributional and taxonomic study of the genus Crossidius. Misc. Publ. Entomol. Soc. Amer., 3(2):25-64, 3 pls., 5 maps.
Monné, M.A. & F.T. Hovore. 2005. Checklist of the Cerambycidae, or longhorned woodboring beetles, of the Western Hemisphere. 392 pp.
Riehman, D.B., & E. W. Huddleston. 1981. Root feeding by the beetle Crossidius pulchellus LeConte and other insects on broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia
Walters, G.C. Jr. 1978. Notes on the distribution and biology of certain Buprestidae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera): Part II. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 32(4): 355-356.
Vogt, B.G. 1949. Notes on Cerambycidae from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 25(3):137-144; (4):175-184.
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