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Genus: | Synaphaeta Thomson, 1864
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Species: | S. guexi
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Synaphaeta guexi |
Synaphaeta is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Cerambycidae first described by Thomson in 1864. [2] Its only species, Synaphaeta guexi (Also called the spotted tree borer), occurs in the Pacific states of North America, from British Columbia down to California. [3] It has been reared from a variety of hardwood trees, including Pacific willow (Salix lasiandra), white alder (Alnus rhombifolia), coffeeberry (Frangula californica), English walnut (Juglans regia), and cherry (Prunus sp.). [4] It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852 based on a specimen from Benicia, California. [1] [5]