Species Acmaeoderopsis chisosensis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

Acmaeoderopsis chisosensis (Knull) - Acmaeoderopsis chisosensis

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 Polycestinae

Tribe Acmaeoderini

Subtribe Acmaeoderina

Genus Acmaeoderopsis

Species chisosensis (Acmaeoderopsis chisosensis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acmaeoderopsis chisosensis (Knull)

Orig. Comb: Acmaeodera chisosensis Knull 1952

Size

5.5 to 7.3 mm (1)

Identification

elytra of some specimens have a bluish reflection. (1)

Range

w. TX / Mex. - Map (2)(3)

Life Cycle

larvae host in whitethorn acacia (Vachellia (=Acacia) constricta, Fabaceae) (2)

Remarks

Type Locality: Chisos Mountains, Brewster Co., Texas (2)

See Also

This species should stand next to A. hulli Knull. It differs in its more shining appearance and by the pointed hairs of elytral intervals instead of the spatulate type. It is not as elongate as A. varipilis Van D., pronotum less coarsely sculptured and only one row of yellow elytral markings instead of two rows. (1)

Print References

Knull, J.N. 1952. New species of North American Buprestidae (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Ohio Journal of Science 52(6): 349-352. (1)

Works Cited

1.	New species of North American Buprestidae (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Knull, J.N. 1952. Ohio Journal of Science 52(6): 349-352.

2.	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.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 16 January, 2016 - 10:51pm
Last updated 2 May, 2019 - 7:21pm

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