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Guides

• Crambus rickseckerellus

  A small grass moth in the family Crambidae, described by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1940. The species is endemic to California and was named in honor of entomologist Lucius Edgar Ricksecker. It belongs to a large genus of grass-veneer moths, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented.

  endemicCaliforniagrass-mothCrambidae1940-descriptionRickseckerKlotspoorly-known

• Haroldiataenius convexus

  Haroldiataenius convexus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Robinson in 1940. The species is known from Texas, USA, within the Nearctic region. As a member of the subfamily Aphodiinae, it is associated with dung decomposition, though specific ecological details for this species remain limited.

  ColeopteraScarabaeidaeAphodiinaedung-beetleNearcticTexasUSA1940-descriptionEupariini

• Leptura pacifica

  Leptura pacifica is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Linsley in 1940. It belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly known as flower longhorns due to their frequent association with blossoms. The species is known from western North America, with records indicating presence in the United States. Like other members of its genus, it likely exhibits the elongated body form and flower-visiting behavior characteristic of Lepturini.

  CerambycidaeLepturinaeflower-longhornNorth-AmericaPacific-region1940-descriptionLinsley

• Methia knulli

  Methia knulli is a species of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) described by Linsley in 1940. It belongs to the tribe Methiini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. The species is known from North America, specifically the United States. As with many cerambycids, adults likely feed on various plant materials while larvae develop in woody substrates.

  CerambycidaeCerambycinaeMethiinilonghorn-beetlewood-boring-beetleNorth-AmericaUnited-States1940-descriptionLinsley

• Mompha bottimeri

  Bottimer's Mompha

  Mompha bottimeri is a small moth in the family Momphidae, first described by August Busck in 1940. The species is named in honor of T. N. Bottimer, a Texas entomologist who collected the type specimens. It belongs to a genus of moths whose larvae are predominantly internal feeders on plant tissues, particularly stems and fruits. The species has been documented primarily from Texas and neighboring regions in the southern United States.

  mothMomphidaeinternal-feederTexas-endemic1940-descriptionBottimer