Miscellaneous Notes on Buprestidae and Schizopodidae Occurring in the United States and Canada, including Descriptions of Previously Unknown Sexes of Six Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera)
Nelson GH, Westcott RL, MacRae TC. 1996. Miscellaneous Notes on Buprestidae and Schizopodidae Occurring in the United States and Canada, including Descriptions of Previously Unknown Sexes of Six Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 50(2):183-191
ABSTRACT: New distribution and/or biological information is presented for 67 species in the following genera of Buprestidae: Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, Actenodes Lacordaire, Agri- lus Curtis, Anthaxia Eschscholtz, Brachys Solier, Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, Cypriacis Casey, Dicerca Eschscholtz, Lampetis Spinola, Mastogenius Solier, Melanophila Es- chscholtz, Micrasta Kerremans, Polycesta Solier, Spectralia Casey, and Taphrocerus Solier and Schizopus laetus LeConte of the Schizopodidae. Unknown sexes are described of the following: Agrilus diospyroides Knull, A. eleanorae Fisher, A. horni Kerremans, A. ohioensis Knull, A. osburni Knull, and A. pubifrons Fisher. Melanophila arcuata Fall is placed in new synonymy under M. lecontei Obenberger.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Nelson, G; Westcott, Richard; MacRae, T
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Agrilus, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, biodiversity, Buprestidae, Coleoptera, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Insecta, SER, Southeast Region, taxonomy