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Chrysobothris lixa
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Copyright © 2010
margarethe brummermann
Chrysobothris very fuzzy -
Chrysobothris lixa
Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
May 22, 2010
Size: 6.3 mm
Mesquite
may just be a fresher specimen of the same sp as before
Contributed by
margarethe brummermann
on 25 May, 2010 - 11:30am
Last updated 12 April, 2016 - 12:22am
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Richard L. Westcott
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 22 June, 2010 - 7:03pm
There are four likely candida
There are four likely candidates
C. lixa
C. arizonica
C. subcylindrica
C. chamberliniana
The two are grouped as to whether this bup qualifies as 'subcylindrical', which I can't really judge. An examination of the last abdominal tergite and clypeus ought to separate them out.
C. lixa and C. subcylindrica both have mesquite (Prosopis) as a host plant.
Here are the type photos, see what you thinK
C. lixa
http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/mcz/FMPro?-DB=Image.fm&-Lay=web&-Format=images.htm&Species_ID=8120&-Find
C. arizonica
http://www.fond4beetles.com/Buprestidae/Types/Types/CASC/Chrysobothris%20arizonica%20Chamberlin%20CASC%205504.JPG?-DB=Image.fm&-Lay=web&-Format=images.htm&Species_ID=8115&-Find
C. chamberliniana (formerly C. calcarata)
http://www.fond4beetles.com/Buprestidae/Types/Types/CASC/Chrysobothris%20calcarata%20Chamberlin%20CASC%205493.JPG?-DB=Image.fm&-Lay=web&-Format=images.htm&Species_ID=8115&-Find
C. subcylindrica (formerly C. deleta)
http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/mcz/FMPro?-DB=Image.fm&-Lay=web&-Format=images.htm&Species_ID=2703&-Find
Hope this helps a bit.
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
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