Palm-specialist
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Osmopleura chamaeropis
Cabbage Palm Longhorn
Osmopleura chamaeropis is a longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) and the sole species in its genus. It was described by George Henry Horn in 1893. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States, where it is associated with cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto). Its common name reflects this host relationship.
Thaumastocoridae
palm bugs, bronze bugs
Thaumastocoridae is a small family of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) comprising approximately 9 extant genera and more than 20 described species. The family is divided into two recognized subfamilies: Thaumastocorinae, whose members are primarily associated with Eucalyptus and other Myrtaceae as pests, and Xylastodorinae, which exhibit strict specialism on palms (Arecaceae). The family includes significant agricultural pests, notably Thaumastocoris peregrinus, an Australian native that has become a cosmopolitan invasive species damaging eucalyptus plantations worldwide. The fossil record includes Dominican amber and Baltic amber specimens dating to the Miocene and Eocene respectively.