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Subspecies Chrysobothris ephedrae ephedrae

Chrysobothris ephedrae ephedrae Knull - Chrysobothris ephedrae - male - female Chrysobothris ephedrae ephedrae Knull - Chrysobothris ephedrae - male - female Chrysobothris ephedrae
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Buprestoidea
Family Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)
Subfamily Buprestinae
Tribe Chrysobothrini
Genus Chrysobothris
Species ephedrae (Chrysobothris ephedrae)
Subspecies ephedrae (Chrysobothris ephedrae ephedrae)
Explanation of Names
Chrysobothris ephedrae ephedrae Knull 1942
Size
Length 7.5 mm (Knull 1942)
Identification
The brilliant cupreous elytral apices will distinguish it from all related species. (Knull 1942)
Range
NM to sw. TX - Map (1)(2)
Life Cycle
adults on longleaf jointfir - Ephedra trifurca (Ephedraceae) (1)
Remarks
Type Locality: Las Cruces, NM
Print References
Knull, J.N. 1942. Two new Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 35: 390-392. (Full PDF)
Works Cited
1.A catalog and bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America north of Mexico.
Nelson et al. 2008. The Coleopterists Society, Special Publication No. 4. 274 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)