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Range: Texas to Arizona, south to Guatemala (Linsley, 1964)
Adult Activity: March to June (Hovore et al. 1987)
Larval Hosts: Celtis (Tyson 1970), Pithecellobium (Turner & Wappes 1978)
Similar Species:
There are 27 species of Rhopalophora, of which seven occur in the United States
(Monné & Hovore 2005).
Texas Taxa:
Rhopalophora angustata Schaeffer, - Texas; Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Rhopalophora cupricollis Guérin-Méneville - Texas, south to Costa Rica
Rhopalophora longipes (Say) - eastern North America, Texas
Rhopalophora rugicollis rugicollis (LeConte) - AZ, TX, south to Guatemala
Weblinks:
Rhopalophora longipes (Say) - FSCA
Etymology:
rug, =a, -os, -ul (L). A wrinkle, fold; wrinkled
coll, -i (L). The neck; a hill
References:
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M.C. Thomas, P.E. Skelley & J.H. Frank. (editors). 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 861 pp.
Borror, D.J. 1960. Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms. National Press Books, Palo Alto. 134 pp.
Burke, H.R., J.A. Jackman, & M. Rose. 1994. Insects Associated with Woody Ornamental Plants. EEE - 00019. Texas A&M University, College Station. pp 1-166.
Giesbert, E.F. & J.A. Chemsak. 1993. A review of the Rhopalophorini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of North and Central America. Insecta Mundi 7: 27-64.
Hovore, F.T., R.L. Penrose & R.W. Neck. 1987. The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 44(13): 283-334, 20 figs.
Hovore, F.T. & E.F. Giesbert 1976. Notes on the ecology and distribution of western Cerambycidae. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 30(4): 349 - 360.Lingafelter, S.W. & N.V. Horner. 1993. The Cerambycidae of north-central Texas. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 47(2): 159-191.
Linsley, E.G. & J.O. Martin. 1933. Notes on some longicorns from subtropical Texas. Entomol. News, 44:178-183.
Linsley, E.G. 1964. The Cerambycidae of North America. Part V. Taxonomy and classification of the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribes Callichromatini through Ancylocerini. University of California Publications in Entomology 22: 1-197.
Manley, G.V., & J.V. French. 1976. Wood boring beetles inhabiting citrus in the Lower Rio Grande valley of Texas USA. Part 1. Cerambycidae. Journal of the Rio Grande Valley Horticultural Society 30:45–53.
Monné, M.A. & F.T. Hovore. 2005. Electronic Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere. 393 pp.
Turnbow, R.H. Jr. & J.E. Wappes. 1978. Notes on Texas Cerambycidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 32(4): 367-372.
Turnbow, R.H. Jr. & J.E. Wappes. 1981. New host and distributional records for Texas Cerambycidae. The Southwestern Entomologist 6(2):75-80.
Tyson, W.H. 1970. Notes on the host, larval habits, and parasites of two Texas cerambycids. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 72:93.
Vogt, B.G. 1949. Notes on Cerambycidae from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 25(3):137-144; (4):175-184.
Yanega, D. 1996. Field guide to northeastern longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, 6:1-184.
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