Agrilus ruficollis, the red-necked cane borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[2]

Agrilus ruficollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Agrilus
Species:
A. ruficollis
Binomial name
Agrilus ruficollis
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agrilus cupricollis Gory, 1841
  • Agrilus impressiceps Pic, 1918
Red-necked cane borer, Agrilus ruficollis

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Agrilus ruficollis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ^ a b "Agrilus ruficollis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. ^ "Agrilus ruficollis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

Further reading edit

  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  • 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. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.

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