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Mastogenius
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Mastogenius
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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
Polycestinae
Tribe
Haplostethini
Genus
Mastogenius
Explanation of Names
Mastogenius
Solier 1849
Numbers
7 spp. in our area
(
1
)
, 40 total
(
2
)
Range
e. US to AZ / Mex. to S. Amer. -
Map
(
3
)
New World & Eurasia
(
2
)
; in our area, so. US (north to NJ-OH), with
M. crenulatus & M. subcyaneus
widespread in the east (esp. the former) and the rest, in the deep south (FL-TX-AZ)
(
4
)
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.
Bellamy C.L. (2013) The world of jewel beetles: A checklist of world Buprestoidea
3.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4.
Bellamy C.L. The Buprestidae of North America (north of Mexico)
Contributed by
Joshua P. Basham
on 2 May, 2007 - 12:18am
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 25 March, 2022 - 12:41pm