Agrilus pseudofallax

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Agrilus pseudofallax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Agrilus
Species:
A. pseudofallax
Binomial name
Agrilus pseudofallax
Frost, 1923

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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Agrilus pseudofallax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Agrilus pseudofallax". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. "NEW SPECIES OF BUPRESTIDAE FROM THE UNITED STATES (COLEOPTERA)". cambridge.org. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. "Agrilus pseudofallax Frost, 1923". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2023-09-26.

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