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Species Chrysobothris acaciae

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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 acaciae (Chrysobothris acaciae)
Explanation of Names
Chrysobothris acaciae Knull 1936
Range
se. NM to sw. TX / Mex. - Map (1)(2)
Life Cycle
larvae host in Acacia, Prosopis (Fabaceae) (1)
Remarks
Type Locality: Davis Mountains, Jeff Davis Co., TX (1)
Print References
Knull, J.N. 1936. Five new southwestern Coleoptera (Buprestidae and Cerambycidae). Entomological News 47: 73-75; 105-108.
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)