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Archodontes
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Archodontes

Archodontes melanopus is a root-boring species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Archodontes. It is native to Central America and the south-eastern United States, and bores the roots of oaks and other hardwoods.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Live-oak Root Borer

speciesArchodontes melanopus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 252230.