Phymatodes nitidus

Phymatodes nitidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Phymatodes
Species:	P. nitidus
Binomial name
Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874

Phymatodes nitidus is a species of longhorn beetle. It occurs in the west coast of North America, from southern California to British Columbia.[1][2]

Phymatodes nitidus lays its eggs on the surface of giant sequoia and coast redwood cones, into which the larvae then burrow.[3]

References

1. "Species Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
2. "Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, 1874". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
3. Harvey, H. Thomas; Shellhammer, Howard S.; Stecker, Ronald E. (1980). Giant Sequoia Ecology: Fire and Reproduction. Scientific Monograph Series. Vol. 12. Washington, DC: U.S. National Park Service.