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Species Chrysobothris basalis

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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 Buprestinae
Tribe Chrysobothrini
Genus Chrysobothris
Species basalis (Chrysobothris basalis)
Explanation of Names
Chrysobothris basalis LeConte 1858
Size
18 mm (Type)
Range
AZ, s. TX / Mex. - Map (1)(2)
Season
March-October (probably year-round) (Vogt 1949)
Food
Common on fresh and dying Huisache - Vachellia (=Acacia) farnesiana (Vogt 1949)
Remarks
Type Locality: Laredo to Ringgold Barracks, Texas (1)
Print References
Vogt, G.H. 1949. A biologically annotated list of the Buprestidae of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 42: 192-202.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
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)