Huge Beetle ID, San Jacinto Mtns., CA

[Grendl Xavier]

[URL=http://s1157.photobucket.com/user/grendlx/media/Mobile%20Uploads/0723162037b-1_zpsd5cfvypb.jpg.html][/URL]Any ideas gang? I know the fella on the right is a 10 Lined June Bug, who I included for scale.

 

[Sarkhan42]

Derobrachus hovorei possibly?

 

[Grendl Xavier]

Derobrachus hovorei possibly?

Or Prionus californicus?

 

[Sarkhan42]

Or Prionus californicus?

That seems more accurate, I would agree.

 

[The Snark]

Root borer. See a lot of them around the native plant nurseries, but only around this time of year.
Found in the San Jacs, I'd say in or near the tree line.