Subspecies
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Synonyms
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Cylene crinicornis (Chevrolat, 1862)
Cyllene crinicornis (Chevrolat, 1862)
Placosternus crinicornis (Chevrolat, 1862)
Cyllene difficilis (Chevrolat, 1862)
Placosternus difficilis (Chevrolat, 1862)
Both taxa described by Chevrolat are currently considered to be
synonyms. Both names are used in the recent literature and I am not
aware of a revision of this nomenclatural problem. Therefore, I
provisionally use the name crinicornis, because this is the name under
which the species has been recorded from Germany.
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Identification
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Distribution
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This
species occurs in Central and South America, but is frequently
introduced elsewhere with infested wood products. The Mesquite wood is
used for making furniture, and it is especially popular as barbecue
wood, because it is said to add a special flavour to the meat. The wood
is therefore sold worldwide. There is at least one report of this
species in Germany (Koehler and Klausnitzer 1998).
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Biology
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The larvae live in different species of Mesquite trees.
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