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Rhagium inquisitor
Medium sized beetle. Mottled black/gray/brownish. Ridges on elytrae. Spine on either side of protonum. Fairly short antennae for a Longhorn Beetle. Larvae usually found in Pine but has been found in other types of trees as well.
Suburban area.
This beetle landed on someone and ended up inside briefly. Had some mites, probably Phoretic Mites (hitchhikers). Generally considered a pest. General info on this widespread insect: http://wiki.bugwood.org/Archive:Atlas/Ri....)
Spotted on Apr 25, 2013
Submitted on May 1, 2013
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