Species Agrilus bentseni

Bentsen Bup

Agrilus bentseni Knull 1954

Length 3.7 mm (1)

"Form small, rather robust; shining dark bronze throughout; a patch of white pubescence in lateral depression of pronotum, one in basal depression of elytron, an elongate patch at middle and a like patch on apical third of each elytron, rest of dorsal surface with fine pubescence." (1)

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2019

sw. to s. TX - Map (2)(3)(4)

Not known from Mexico (5)

adults on Bernardia myricifolia (Euphorbiaceae) (5)

Type Locality: Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Hidalgo Co., Texas, March 26, 1953 by D. J. and J. N. Knull.

this species runs to A. blandus Horn in Fisher's key (1928). It is closest to A. cercidii Knull (1937), from which it differs by larger size, median depression of head, carinate scutellum and more bronzy luster. (1)

Knull, J.N. 1954. Five new North American species of Buprestidae. Ohio Journal of Science 54(1): 27-30. (1)

Knull, J.N. 1966. Description of male Agrilus bentseni Knull and one new species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Entomological News. 77(9): 238-241. (Full Text)

MacRae, T.C. 2006. Distributional and biological notes on North American Buprestidae (Coleoptera), with comments on variation in Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridicornis (Say) and A. (H.) viridfrons Gory. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 82(2): 166–199. (2)