Phymatodes nitidus Le Conte 1874

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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.

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.