Biology:Agrilus sinuatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Agrilus sinuatus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Agrilus
Species:
A. sinuatus
Binomial name
Agrilus sinuatus
(Olivier, 1790)

Agrilus sinuatus, known generally as the sinuate peartree borer or hawthorn jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Agrilus sinuatus:

  • Agrilus sinuatus sinuatus (Olivier, 1790)
  • Agrilus sinuatus yokoyamai Iga, 1955

References

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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14922265 entry