Acmaeodera alicia
two black Acmaeodera alicia beetles, the one of the left has four rows symetrical orange spots on its back, whereas the one on the right is plain black
Acmaeodera alicia beetles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Acmaeodera
Species:
A. alicia
Binomial name
Acmaeodera alicia
Fall, 1899

Acmaeodera alicia is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America, Mexico, and the Southwest United States.[1] Larval hosts include Acacia and Cercidium and adult hosts include Baileya, Ferocactus, Hymenothrix.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Acmaeodera alicia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ↑ "Acmaeodera alicia species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Acmaeodera alicia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. 1 2 "Acmaeodera alicia Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

Further reading

  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". 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.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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