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Additional notes on the biology and distribution of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of North America.
By Nelson, G.H., D.S. Verity & R.L. Westcott.
Coleopterists Bulletin 35(2): 129-151., 1981
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Nelson, G.H., D.S. Verity & R.L. Westcott. 1981. Additional notes on the biology and distribution of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of North America. Coleopterists Bulletin 35(2): 129-151.

Abstract

New biological and/or geographical distribution data are given for 203 species of Buprestidae in the following genera: Acmaeodera, Acmaeoderopsis, Actenodes, Agaeocera, Agrilus, Anambodera, Anthaxia, Brachys, Buprestis, Chalcophora, Chalcophorella, Chrysobothris, Cinyra, Dicerca, Eupristocerus, Leiopleura, Mastogenius, Melanophila, Nanularia, Pachyschelus, Poecilonota, Polycesta, Ptosima, Taphrocerus, Trachykele, Trichinorhipis, Tyndaris, and Xenorhipis.

New synonymy and combination in Buprestidae (Coleoptera)
By Bellamy C.L.
Pan-Pacific Entomologist 86(3): 95-99, 2010

Identification and phylogenetic characterization of select species of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) and Sesiidae (Lepidoptera) se US.
By Hansen, J.A.
Ph.D. dissertation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. xiii + 205 pp., 2010
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Hansen, J.A. 2010. Identification and phylogenetic characterization of select species of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) and Sesiidae (Lepidoptera) wood boring insect families occurring across the Southeastern United States. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. xiii + 205 pp.

Abstract:

A brief overview of the importance of wood boring insects is provided. Background on the two wood boring insect families Buprestidae (Coleoptera) and Sesiidae (Lepidoptera) is given. Keys and checklists to Tennessee’s buprestid fauna as presently known are furnished.

Five new North American species of Buprestidae.
By Knull, J.N.
The Ohio Journal of Science 54(1): 27-30., 1954
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Knull, J.N. 1954. Five new North American species of Buprestidae. The Ohio Journal of Science 54(1): 27-30.

Acmaeodera robigo n. sp.
Chrysobothris beameri n. sp.
Agrilus parabductus n. sp.
Agrilus bentseni n. sp.
Taphrocerus albodistinctus n. sp.

Additional notes on the biology and distribution of Buprestidae in North America, II.
By Nelson, G.H.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 41(1): 57-65., 1987
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Nelson, G.H. 1987. Additional notes on the biology and distribution of Buprestidae in North America, II. The Coleopterists Bulletin 41(1): 57-65.

ABSTRACT

New biological and/or distributional data are included for 104 species in the following genera of Buprestidae:

Acmaeodera, Acmaeoderoides, Acmaeoderopsis, Agrilus, Anthaxia, Brachys, Buprestis, Chalcophora, Chrysobothris, Dicerca, Mastogenius, Melanophila, Pachyschelus, Paragrilus, Phaenops, Polycesta, Ptosima, Taphrocerus, Tyndaris, and Xenorhipis.

Distributional and biological notes on Buprestidae (Coleoptera) in N. and C. America and the W. Indies, w/ validation of one sp.
By MacRae, T.C. & G.H. Nelson.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(1): 57-70., 2003
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MacRae, T.C. & G.H. Nelson. 2003. Distributional and biological notes on Buprestidae (Coleoptera) in North and Central America and the West Indies, with validation of one species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(1): 57-70.

Abstract
Distributional and/or biological data are presented for 92 species and 1 subspecies of Buprestidae from Canada, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and the United States in the following genera and subgenera: Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, Acmaeoderopsis Barr, Actenodes Dejean, Agrilaxia Kerremans, Agrilus (s.

A new species of Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) Reitter (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and new North American buprestid [...] records
By Wellso S.G., Jackman J.A.
Pan-Pac. Entomol. 82: 262-268, 2006
Full title: A new species of Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) Reitter (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and new North American buprestid distributional and host records

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A biologically annotated list of the Buprestidae of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
By Vogt, G.B.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 42(2): 191-202., 1949
Vogt, G. B. 1949. A biologically annotated list of the Buprestidae of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 42(2): 191-202.