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Guides

• 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.

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• Varacosa parthenus

  Varacosa parthenus is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is endemic to the Southeastern United States. The species was described by Chamberlin in 1925. Like other wolf spiders, it is a ground-dwelling, active hunter that does not build webs to capture prey.

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