Chrysobothris merkelii

Chrysobothris merkelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Chrysobothris
Species:	C. merkelii
Binomial name
Chrysobothris merkelii Horn, 1886

Chrysobothris merkelii, the merkel buprestid, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Chrysobothris merkelii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Chrysobothris merkelii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Chrysobothris merkelii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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.