About Trachyderes succinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trachyderes succinctus can reach a length of about 1 inch (25 mm). Its head is reddish, dark brown, or dirty black, and very rough. Antennae are longer than the body; the two basal antennal joints are blueish black, while the rest of the joints are red brown, with the extremity of each joint being blueish black. The thorax is reddish or dark brown, shining, very rough, with a large swelling in the middle, and two short thick tubercles on each side. The scutellum is large and long. The elytra are reddish or dark brown, margined and shining, rather broad at their extremities, and spineless, with a narrow transverse yellow bar across the middle. The abdomen is dark brown. Femora are dark brown at the base and black at the tips. Tibiae and tarsi are reddish or red brown, with the undersides of tarsi cushioned with yellow pile. This species is present in Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, and the Antilles.
