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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Buprestoidea » Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) » Polycestinae » Haplostethini » Mastogenius » Mastogenius subcyaneus
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Small Buprestid - Mastogenius subcyaneus
Copyright © 2017 Gary Griswold

Small Buprestid - Mastogenius subcyaneus
4 miles West of Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, USA
May 19, 2016
Size: ~ 2.6 mm
One of the rare times I've gotten a Buprestid that came to U/V lights. A Buprestid of sorts, male? Elytra a dark blue/purple metallic coloration, with the thorax and head a sort of dark greenish metallic sheen. Confirmation/correction, and further placement would be appreciated.

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Contributed by Gary Griswold on 17 April, 2017 - 3:21pm
Last updated 12 May, 2017 - 4:18pm

Moved
Moved from Mastogenius.
… Joshua P. Basham, 12 May, 2017 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Your description fits well with
M. subcyaneus, rarely attracted to lights, nice catch
… Pleocoma, 20 April, 2017 - 3:20am login or register to post comments

Moved, Mastogenius sp.
Moved from Metallic Wood-boring Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 17 April, 2017 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

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