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Species Pachyschelus vogti

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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 Tracheini
Genus Pachyschelus
Species vogti (Pachyschelus vogti)
Explanation of Names
Pachyschelus vogti Hespenheide 2003
patronym for George Vogt (1920–1990), a coleopterist active in Pachyschelus life history studies. (1)
Size
2.05-2.95 mm (2)
Range
TX, FL-SC - Map (3)(4)
Life Cycle
adults on: Desmodium, Lespedeza, Psoralea (Fabaceae) (2),(3)
Remarks
Type Locality: Crescent City, Putman Co., FL
Print References
Hespenheide, H. 2003. A reconsideration of Pachyschelus schwarzi Kerremans and a review of American Pachyschelus north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 57(4): 459-468. (2)
Internet References
Type Info - Smithsonian
Works Cited
1.George Britton Vogt (1920–1990).
Anderson, D., C.L. Bellamy, H.A. Howden, and C. Quimby. 1991. The Coleopterists Bulletin 45(1): 93–95.
2.A reconsideration of Pachyschelus schwarzi Kerremans and a review of American Pachyschelus North of Mexico (Col.: Buprestidae)
Hespenheide H.A. 2003. Col. Bull. 57: 459-468.
3.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.
4.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)