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Species Agrilus 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 Agrilinae
Tribe Agrilini
Genus Agrilus
Species acaciae (Agrilus acaciae)
Explanation of Names
Agrilus acaciae Fisher 1928
Identification

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2013
Range
n. TX to C. Amer. - Map (1)(2)
Food
Larvae in Acacia, Leucaena, Prosopis (Fabaceae) (1)
Remarks
Type locality: Los Borregos, Brownsville, Cameron Co., TX (3)
Print References
Fisher, W.S. 1928. A revision of the North American species of buprestid beetles belonging to the genus Agrilus. United States National Museum Bulletin 145: 1-347. (3)
Internet References
Type Info - Smithsonian
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)
3.A revision of the North American species of buprestid beetles belonging to the genus Agrilus.
Fisher W.S. 1928. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 145: 1-347.
Contributed by v belov on 21 April, 2009 - 9:34am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 April, 2023 - 12:30pm

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