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Hovore's Neck-Lined Bycid

Parevander hovorei Giesbert, 1984

Family Cerambycidae, Subfamily Cerambycinae, Tribe Trachyderini


 

Parevander hovorei Giesbert, 1984

(on underside of flower)

Falcon State Park, Starr County, Texas
October 8, 2007 (J & D Dauphin)


 

Parevander hovorei Giesbert, 1984

Rancho Picachos, Sierra Picachos
N. of Monterey, Nuevo León, Mexico
September 7, 2006 (M Quinn)


Range

Hidalgo & Starr Counties, Texas; ne Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas). (Monné & Hovore, 2005)

Adult Activity

September to December (Hovore et al. 1987), but most common mid-October to early November (pers. com. Dan Heffern).

Larval Host: Unknown (Hovore et al. 1987)

Behavior

(Hovore et al. (1987) reports taking this species in abundance, often with Mannophorus laetus, from several members of the Asteraceae, including Viguiera, Helianthus, and Verbesina.

Similar Species: There are five species of Parevander, but only P. hovorei reaches the United States (Monné & Hovore, 2005)

EtymologyParevander hovorei Giesbert, 1984

par, -i (L). Equal
ven, =a, -o (L). A vein (?)
der, -o (G). The neck; the hide
hovorei -
patronym honoring Frank T. Hovore (1945-2006)

Biography: Edmund F. Giesbert (1931 - 1999)


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.

Giesbert, E.F. & R.L. Penrose. 1984. Two new purpuricenine longhorns (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Tamaulipan biotic province. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 38(1): 59-65, 3 figs.

Hovore, F.T. &  E.F. Giesbert. 1976. Notes on the ecology and distribution of western Cerambycidae. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 30(4):349-360.

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.

Monné, M.A. & F.T. Hovore. 2005. Electronic Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere. 393 pp.


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