Mexico-fauna

Guides

• Dendrobias

  Dendrobias is a genus of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) established by Dupont in 1834. The genus was restored from synonymy under Trachyderes in 2018, having been previously included within that genus for several years. It contains three described species distributed in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Members are associated with desert thorn-scrub and riparian habitats, particularly with Baccharis and Acacia vegetation.

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• Pasimachus viridans

  Green-bordered Ground Beetle

  Pasimachus viridans is a large ground beetle in the family Carabidae, commonly known as the Green-bordered Ground Beetle. It belongs to a genus sometimes referred to as 'Warrior Beetles' due to their prominent, powerful mandibles. The species is found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is one of two recognized subspecies within the P. viridans complex.

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