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County Record Data per Burke et al. 1994, Hovore et
al. 1987
(Plus Guadalupe Co.)
Range: Northeast and Central Texas south to Mexico (Burke et al. 1994, Monné & Hovore 2002)
Adult Activity:
March to June, September to December
Relatively abundant in both spring and fall in south Texas (Hovore et al. 1987)
Larval Hosts:
Prosopis & Acacia (Linsley 1963)
Leucaena (Hovore & Penrose 1982)
Similar Species:
There are 23 species of Stenosphenus (Monné & Hovore 2005), but only five reach the United States (Arnett et al. 2002)
Texas Taxa:
Stenosphenus dolosus Horn - Texas, Mexico
Stenosphenus lugens LeConte - Texas, Mexico
Stenosphenus notatus (Olivier) - eastern North America, Texas
Stenosphenus sobrius (Newman) - AZ to TX, south to Guatemala
Weblinks:
Stenosphenus dolosus - TAMU
Stenosphenus dolosus - BugGuide
Stenosphenus notatus - FSCA
Etymology:
dolo, -m, -p (G). Fraud, deceit, trick
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. 1989. The genus Stenosphenus Haldeman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 65: 269-301.
Hovore, F.T. & R.L. Penrose 1982. Notes on Cerambycidae coinhabiting girdles of Oncideres pustulata LeConte. Southwestern Naturalist, 27(1): 23-27.
Hovore, F.T., R.L. Penrose & R.W. Neck 1987. The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 44(13): 283-344, 20 figs.
Linsley, E.G. 1963. The Cerambycidae of North America. Part IV. Taxonomy and classification of the subfamily Cerambycionae, tribes Elaphidionini through Rhinotragini. Univ. Calif. Publs Ent., Berkeley, 21: 1-165, 52 figs.
Monné, M.A. & F.T. Hovore. 2005. Electronic Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere. 393 pp.
21 Apr 2007 © Mike Quinn / mike.quinn@tpwd.state.tx.us / Texas Entomology / Texas Beetle Information