Distributional and Biological Notes on North and Central American Species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Authors

Richard L. Westcott, Oregon Department of Agriculture
William F. Barr, University of Idaho
G.H. Nelson, Kansas City University
D.S. Verity, University of California, Los Angeles

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

The Coleopterists' Bulletin

Abstract

New distributional data and adult and larval host records are presented for 85 species in the genus Acmaeodera. Seven species are recorded for the first time from Mexico and one is new to Central America. A. neoneglecta Fisher is recorded from the United States and compared with A. tubulus (Fabricius). Adult behavior of A. plagiaticauda Horn is discussed.

Publication Date

1979

ISSN

0010-065X

Recommended Citation

Westcott RL, Barr WF, Nelson G, Verity D. Distributional and Biological Notes on North and Central American Species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists' Bulletin. 1979; 33(2).