Phymatodes nitidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Phymatodes
Species:
P. nitidus
Binomial name
Phymatodes nitidus
LeConte, 1874

Phymatodes nitidus is a species of longhorn beetle. It occurs in the west coast of North America, from southern California to British Columbia.[1][2]

Phymatodes nitidus lays its eggs on the surface of giant sequoia and coast redwood cones, into which the larvae then burrow.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Species Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. โ†‘ "Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. โ†‘ Harvey, H. Thomas; Shellhammer, Howard S.; Stecker, Ronald E. (1980). Giant Sequoia Ecology: Fire and Reproduction. Scientific Monograph Series. Vol. 12. Washington, DC: U.S. National Park Service.


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