Glaucotes yuccivorus

(Fall, 1907)

Glaucotes yuccivorus is a of longhorn beetle in the Lamiinae, and the sole member of the Glaucotes. Described by Fall in 1907, this is found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The species epithet 'yuccivorus' indicates an association with yucca plants, likely as a . It belongs to the tribe Acanthocinini within the diverse Cerambycidae.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Glaucotes yuccivorus: //ɡlɔːˈkoʊtiːz jʌkˈsɪvərəs//

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Distribution

Southwestern United States and Mexico. GBIF records confirm presence in both countries.

Host Associations

  • Yucca - plantInferred from epithet 'yuccivorus'

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Nomenclatural note

The basionym 'Glaucotes yuccavorus' appears in some sources (NCBI) but the accepted spelling is 'yuccivorus' as originally published by Fall in 1907.

Monotypic genus

Glaucotes is a containing only this single , making it phylogenetically and taxonomically distinctive within Acanthocinini.

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