Long-lipped-beetle
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Telegeusis
Telegeusis is a genus of beetles in the family Omethidae, previously classified in its own family Telegeusidae. The genus contains approximately 12 described species distributed in the southern United States, Mexico, and Panama. Adults of at least one species, T. texensis, exhibit nocturnal flight activity and are attracted to blacklight traps. The genus was established by George Henry Horn in 1895 with T. debilis as the type species.
Telegeusis texensis
Texas long-lipped beetle
Telegeusis texensis is a species of long-lipped beetle in the family Telegeusidae, described in 2001 from Texas. Males exhibit distinct seasonal appearance and diel flight activity patterns. The species is one of few documented members of this small, enigmatic beetle family.