Biology:Acmaeodera alpina

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Acmaeodera alpina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Acmaeodera
Species:
A. alpina
Binomial name
Acmaeodera alpina
Barr, 1972

Acmaeodera alpina is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America, specifically in the western United States.[1] Its adult host is Leptodactylon pungens.[5] This species is more often collected and found on granite and bare soil than on flowers.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Acmaeodera alpina Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=808852. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
  2. "Acmaeodera alpina species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/801ae8a0a93958f569b6be3d7d1461d0. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
  3. "Acmaeodera alpina". https://www.gbif.org/species/6003340. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
  4. "Acmaeodera alpina Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/463115. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Westcott, Richard L.; Barr, William F.; Nelson, G. H.; Verity, D. S. (1979). "Distributional and Biological Notes on North and Central American Species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)" (in en). The Coleopterists Bulletin 33 (2): 169–181. 

Further reading

  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". http://cerambycids.com/buprestidae/. Retrieved 2019-07-02. 
  • Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

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