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Agrilus sinuatus

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Agrilus sinuatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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These two subspecies belong to the species Agrilus sinuatus:

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

References

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  1. ^ "Agrilus sinuatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Agrilus sinuatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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  • 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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