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Species Chrysobothris lateralis

Chrysobothris merkelii ? - Chrysobothris lateralis

Metallic Beetle - Chrysobothris lateralis

* x 3 specimens keyed - Chrysobothris lateralis

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 lateralis (Chrysobothris lateralis)

Explanation of Names

Chrysobothris lateralis Waterhouse 1887

Range

CA-TX; Mexico(1)

Food

Larvae in Acacia and mesquite(1)

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.

Contributed by Joshua P. Basham on 12 November, 2009 - 6:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 5 May, 2022 - 7:09pm

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