Phymatodes nitidus
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Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874 |
Phymatodes nitidus is a species of longhorn beetle. It lays its eggs on the surface of Giant Sequoia and Coast Redwood cones, into which the larvae then burrow.
[edit] References
- Thomas, H. H., Shellhammer, H. S., and Stecker, R. E. 1980. Giant sequoia ecology. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Scientific Monograph Series 12. Washington, DC. 182 p.