Chrysobothris tranquebarica

Chrysobothris tranquebarica, known generally as the Australian pine borer or mangrove borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.[1][2][3]

Chrysobothris tranquebarica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Chrysobothris
Species:
C. tranquebarica
Binomial name
Chrysobothris tranquebarica
(Gmelin, 1788)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysobothris denticulata Gory and Laporte, 1837

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Chrysobothris tranquebarica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Chrysobothris tranquebarica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

edit
  • 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.