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Apatides fortis
About 12-14 millimeters in body length, large for Bostrichidae. Note the pair of hook-like horns on the front edge of the pronotum (top of thorax).
Urban residential neighborhood. Native Sonoran Desert exists in pockets, vacant lots, and consists of prickly-pear and cholla cacti, creosote bush, desert willow, palo verde, and mesquite trees.
This specimen was attracted to the porch light of my apartment at night.
Spotted on Jul 14, 2010
Submitted on Jan 25, 2014
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