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Ecyrus dasycerus
Rough-coated Longhorned Beetle
Ecyrus dasycerus is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, first described by Thomas Say in 1827. It is known from North America, with records from the United States and Mexico. The species exhibits two recognized subspecies: the nominate E. d. dasycerus and E. d. floridanus described by Linsley in 1935. Like other members of the subfamily Lamiinae, it is a wood-associated beetle whose larvae develop in dead or dying woody plants.
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Hadoa chisosensis
Southern Piñon Sun-Singer
Hadoa chisosensis is a species of annual cicada in the genus Hadoa, native to Texas and adjacent areas of northern Mexico. The species is commonly known as the Southern Piñon Sun-Singer. As a member of the Cicadidae family, it produces acoustic signals typical of cicadas. The specific epithet 'chisosensis' refers to the Chisos Mountains region of Texas, indicating its association with this geographic area.
cicada annual-cicada Texas-endemic Chisos-Mountains pinyon-juniper-woodland acoustic-communication Hemiptera Cicadidae Hadoa North-America United-States Mexico Chihuahua insect Auchenorrhyncha
Neocicada chisos
Chisos Cicada
Neocicada chisos is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae, one of three species originally described in the genus Neocicada before its taxonomic expansion. The species was first described as Cicada chisos by Davis in 1916 and later transferred to the genus Neocicada. It is endemic to the Chisos Mountains region of Texas and adjacent northern Mexico, with records from Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. As with other cicadas, males produce sound using tymbals—specialized membranes on the ventral base of the abdomen.
cicada Hemiptera Chisos-Mountains Texas-endemic North-America Central-America insect-sound-production
Slaterobius chisos
Slaterobius chisos is a species of seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae, described by Slater & Sweet in 1993. It is known from the Chisos Mountains region of western Texas, a rugged desert mountain range within Big Bend National Park. The species belongs to a genus of ground-dwelling seed bugs associated with arid and semi-arid habitats. Like other members of Rhyparochromidae, it is presumed to feed on seeds, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented. The species is rarely collected and appears to have a restricted geographic range.
seed-bug Rhyparochromidae Myodochini Chisos-Mountains Big-Bend-National-Park Texas-endemic ground-bug brachypterous desert-mountain rarely-collected 1993-description Slater Sweet western-Texas montane-desert restricted-range Hemiptera Heteroptera Lygaeoidea
Vaejovis chisos
Vaejovis chisos is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae, described by Sissom in 1990. It belongs to the genus Vaejovis, a group of scorpions commonly referred to as mountain scorpions. The species is native to North America and is part of the diverse scorpion fauna of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico region.
scorpion arachnid vaejovidae texas chisos-mountains north-america
Zale chisosensis
Zale chisosensis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae, first described in 1982. It belongs to the genus Zale, a group of moths commonly known as zale moths. The species is found in North America. Like other members of its genus, it is a nocturnal moth whose larvae feed on woody plants.
moth Noctuoidea Erebidae Erebinae North-America Texas Chisos-Mountains 1982-description