Mono-basin

Guides

• Crossidius hirtipes rhodopus

  Crossidius hirtipes rhodopus is a subspecies of longhorned beetle in the tribe Trachyderini, originally described as a full species by Linsley in 1955 but later treated as a subspecies of the highly polytopic C. hirtipes. It is endemic to the Mono Basin of east-central California and is among the most distinctive of all C. hirtipes subspecies due to its dark reddish-brown coloration. Adults are active in late summer and early fall, feeding on flower heads of yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus).

  CerambycidaeTrachyderiniGreat-BasinendemicrabbitbrushChrysothamnusMono-Basinpolytopicsubspecies

• Nanularia monoensis

  Nanularia monoensis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. Described by Charles L. Bellamy in 1987, it is known from a restricted area in the Benton Range of Mono County, California. The species is considered rare, with few documented observations.

  rareendemicCalifornia-endemicBuprestidaejewel-beetleMono-BasinBenton-Range