Biology:Agrilus pseudofallax
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Agrilus pseudofallax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Agrilus |
| Species: | A. pseudofallax
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrilus pseudofallax Frost, 1923
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Agrilus pseudofallax is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found across North America, ranging from Texas to Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]
Description
Agrilus pseudofallax is similar in appearance to the most robust specimens of A. fallax, giving it its name.[4] It is dark bronze in color, with three pairs of white dots across the elytra.[3]
Its larva hosts in the honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos).[3]
Classification
A. pseudofallax is sometimes included in the subgenus Agrilus (Agrilus).[5]
References
- ↑ "Agrilus pseudofallax Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=809507. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Agrilus pseudofallax". https://www.gbif.org/species/6003928. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Agrilus pseudofallax species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/165249. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "NEW SPECIES OF BUPRESTIDAE FROM THE UNITED STATES (COLEOPTERA)". https://static.cambridge.org/content/id/urn%3Acambridge.org%3Aid%3Aarticle%3AS0008347X00094104/resource/name/firstPage-S0008347X00094104a.jpg. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ↑ "Agrilus pseudofallax Frost, 1923". https://insecta.pro/taxonomy/834519. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q14922206 entry
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