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Drapetes chiricahua
Drapetes chiricahua is a species of fungus weevil in the family Anthribidae, named after the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. The species epithet reflects its type locality in this sky island mountain range, part of the Madrean Archipelago. Like other members of the genus Drapetes, it belongs to a group of beetles associated with fungal substrates. The Chiricahua Mountains are renowned for high endemism due to their isolated montane forest habitats separated by desert lowlands.
Heteropogon chiricahua
A species of robber fly in the family Asilidae, described by Wilcox in 1965. The specific epithet "chiricahua" refers to the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona, suggesting a geographic association with this Sky Island region. As with other members of the genus Heteropogon, this species is presumed to be a predatory fly, though specific observations of its behavior and ecology remain undocumented in available sources.