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Cactus Longhorn Beetles
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Cactus Longhorn Beetles

Moneilema

Cactus longhorn beetles (the genus Moneilema) are large, flightless, black beetles found in North American deserts of the western United States and northern Mexico. M. gigas is native to the Sonoran desert at elevations below 4900 feet (1500m). The front wings of these beetles are fused forming a single, hardened shell, from which this group derives its Latin name. The genus includes twenty species.

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20 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Giant Cactus Longhorn Beetle

speciesMoneilema gigas

Black Cactus Longhorn Beetle

speciesMoneilema armatum

Moneilema semipunctatum

speciesMoneilema semipunctatum

Moneilema annulatum

speciesMoneilema annulatum

Moneilema blapsides

speciesMoneilema blapsides

Moneilema albopictum

speciesMoneilema albopictum

Moneilema appressum

speciesMoneilema appressum

Moneilema variolare

speciesMoneilema variolare

Moneilema michelbacheri

speciesMoneilema michelbacheri

Moneilema subrugosum

speciesMoneilema subrugosum

Moneilema rugosissimum

speciesMoneilema rugosissimum

Moneilema aterrimum

speciesMoneilema aterrimum

Moneilema ebeninum

speciesMoneilema ebeninum

Moneilema punctipennis

speciesMoneilema punctipennis

Moneilema mexicanum

speciesMoneilema mexicanum

Moneilema opuntiae

speciesMoneilema opuntiae

Moneilema crassipes

speciesMoneilema crassipes

Moneilema manni

speciesMoneilema manni

Moneilema wickhami

speciesMoneilema wickhami

Moneilema longipes

speciesMoneilema longipes

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 129345.