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Species Agrilus pubescens

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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 pubescens (Agrilus pubescens)
Explanation of Names
Agrilus pubescens Fisher 1928
Range
AZ, TX*, NE, SD - Map (1)(2), uncommon [*Texas records turned out to be Agrilus bespencus Barr]
Food
Larvae in catclaw acacia - Senegalia (=Acacia) greggii (Fabaceae)
Adults also on mesquite - prosopis grandulosa (1)
Remarks
Type Locality: AZ: Pima Co., Tanke [Tanque] Verde (1)
See Also
Agrilus bespencus Barr 2008
- Range: w. to c. TX
Det. N Woodley, 2020
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.
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)