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Cactus Longhorn Beetles
(Genus Moneilema)
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Cactus longhorn beetles (the genus Moneilema) are large, flightless, black beetles found in North American deserts of the western United States and northern Mexico. M. gigas is native to the Sonoran desert at elevations below 4900 feet (1500m). The front wings of these beetles are fused forming a single, hardened shell, from which this group derives its Latin name. The genus includes twenty species.
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Giant Cactus Longhorn Beetle
(Moneilema gigas)
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Moneilema gigas is a large, flightless, black beetle native to the Sonoran desert at elevations below 1500 metres. The front wings are fused forming a single, hardened shell. Collectively - with 19 other Moneilema species - M. gigas is also known as the Cactus longhorn beetle.
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Black Cactus Longhorn Beetle
(Moneilema armatum)
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Moneilema armatum is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family. It was described by LeConte in 1853.
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