Prasinalia imperialis, the algodones white wax jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is endemic to the Algodones Dunes in North America.[1][2][3]

Prasinalia imperialis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Prasinalia
Species:
P. imperialis
Binomial name
Prasinalia imperialis
(Barr, 1969)

References

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

Further reading

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  • "Special Animals List". Natural Diversity Database. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • 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.