Rhopalophorini
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Dihammaphora dispar
Dihammaphora dispar is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1859. The genus Dihammaphora belongs to the tribe Rhopalophorini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. Very little specific information is available about the biology or ecology of this particular species.
Rhopalophora angustata
Narrow-necked Rhopalophora
Rhopalophora angustata is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Schaeffer in 1905. It belongs to the tribe Rhopalophorini, a group of slender, diurnal beetles frequently found on flowers and exhibiting group mimicry resembling small wasps. The species occurs in southwestern North America and Mexico.
Rhopalophora cupricollis
Rhopalophora cupricollis is a species of longhorn beetle in the tribe Rhopalophorini, described by Guérin-Méneville in 1844. Members of this tribe are characterized by distinctly club-shaped legs and frequently exhibit black bodies with red or coppery pronota. The species is part of a group mimicry complex where multiple related species share a general resemblance to small, flower-visiting wasps.
Rhopalophora longipes
Eastern Rhopalophora
Rhopalophora longipes is a small, diurnal longhorned beetle and the only eastern North American representative of the tribe Rhopalophorini. The species exhibits the characteristic black body with red head and/or pronotum coloration typical of this tribe. Adults are frequently observed on flowers during daylight hours. The species was first described by Thomas Say in 1824.
Rhopalophora meeskei
Rhopalophora meeskei is a longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Casey in 1891. The species has been documented in the southwestern United States and Mexico, with confirmed records from Arizona and observations in Guatemala and Honduras. Field observations indicate adults are active during summer months and are associated with flowering plants, particularly milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) and Ceanothus species.
Rhopalophora prorubra
Rhopalophora prorubra is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Knull in 1944. It belongs to the tribe Rhopalophorini, a group characterized by club-shaped legs and frequent black-and-red coloration patterns. The species occurs in North America and Mexico. Like other members of its tribe, it is likely diurnal and associated with flowers, though specific behavioral observations for this species remain unrecorded.