Interesting Facts
- These green metallic wood-boring beetles are of the same family as the emerald ash borer . Indeed, it is very difficult to tell beetles in this genus apart.
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Oak Borer
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,840 meters (0 to 6,037 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Order:
Coleoptera
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
()
- Emery, 1886
- a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
- Infraorder:
Elateriformia
()
- Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
()
- Leach, 1815
- Family:
Buprestidae
()
- Leach, 1815
- Genus:
Agrilus
()
- Curtis, 1825
- Specific name:
angustulus
- Illiger, 1803
- Scientific name: - Agrilus angustulus Illig.
- Specific name:
angustulus
- Illiger, 1803
- Genus:
Agrilus
(
- Family:
Buprestidae
(
- Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Elateriformia
(
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
(
- Order:
Coleoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
There are over 700 species of Buprestidae in North America. Buprestid beetles are similar to click beetles, but without the click mechanism or the sharp projections at the corners of the pronotum. Buprestid larvae are called and quot;flatheaded borers
and quot;. They live in bark
, wood
, and sometimes the leaves of various plants
. Currently, the Emerald Ash Borer is the Buprestid of the moment here in the American Midwest.
Identifying characteristics for the family
Buprestidae include: First abdominal
sternite
entire
, not divided
by hind coxae (suborder Polyphaga
), Hard bodied, elongate-slender to elongate-robust beetles, ranging from 2 to 40 mm in length. Many species metallic or bronzed in appearance
, especially on the ventral
surface. Antennae usually short and sawtoothed.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Agrilus
There are approximately 586 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. abditus · A. abductus · A. abjectus · A. acaciae · A. aceris · A. acutangulus · A. acutipennis (Spotworm Borer) · A. acutus · A. addendus · A. adlbaueri · A. adonis · A. akbesianus · A. alazon · A. albocomus · A. albogularis · A. albogularis albogularis · A. albogularis artemisiae · A. albogularis dalmatinus · A. albomarginatus · A. albopictus · A. alesi · A. alexeevi · A. ambiguellus · A. andresi · A. angelicus · A. angustatus · A. angustulus (Oak Borer) · A. angustus · A. antiquus · A. antiquus antiquus · A. antiquus oxygonus · A. anxius (Bronze Birch Borer) · A. apicalis · A. arbuti · A. arcuatus (Hickory Spiral Borer) · A. arizonicus · A. artemisiae · A. asahinai · A. asahinai pseudorotundicollis · A. asiaticus · A. asiaticus igai · A. assimilis · A. ater · A. atricornis · A. aubei · A. audax · A. aureus · A. aurichalceus (Rose Stem Girdler) · A. auricollis · A. auripennis · A. auriventris · A. auroapicalis · A. auropictus · A. australasiae · A. barbarus · A. barbatus · A. barberi · A. baudii · A. bavaricus · A. beauprei · A. bentseni (Bentsen Bup) · A. betuleti · A. betuleti betuleti · A. bialowiezaensis · A. bicolor · A. biguttatus (Oak Splendour Beetle) · A. bilineatus (Twolined Chestnut Borer) · A. binotatus · A. biplagiatus · A. blanchardi · A. blandulus · A. blandus · A. boninensis · A. buresi · A. burkei · A. caeruleus · A. cairnsensis · A. calcicola · A. canadensis · A. capreae · A. carissimus · A. carpini · A. cascicola · A. catalonica · A. catalonicus · A. catherinae · A. cavatus · A. cavifrons · A. celti · A. cephalicus · A. cercidii · A. champlaini · A. chiricahuae · A. chryseis · A. chrysoderes · A. chrysoderes rubicola · A. chujoi · A. cinctus · A. cisti · A. cliftoni
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Further Reading
- A manual of dangerous insects likely to be introduced in the United States through importations. Ed. by W. Dwight Pierce, entomologist, southern field crop insect investigations. Washington: Govt. print. off., 1918. ENG url p. 39.
- Acta Soc. pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Helsinki, Societas. ENG url p. 80.
- Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid: La Sociedad, ENG url p. 168, p. 168, p. 23.
- Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Paris: La Société, FRE url p. 289.
- Annales de la science agronomique franaise et trangre. Paris: Berger-Levrault1884-1930. FRE url p. 452.
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin. GER url p. 164, p. 177, p. 246, p. 476.
- Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana. Genova: Fratelli Pagano - Tipografi Editori, 1869- ITA url p. 336, p. 93, p. 94.
- Bulletin des se?ances et bulletin bibliographique de la Socie?te? entomologique de France. [Paris]: Socie?te? entomologique de France, 1892-1894. FRE url p. 355.
- Der Käferfreund. Praktische Unleitung zum Sammeln und Bestimmen der Käfer, von H. Fleischer. Stuttgart, W. Nitzschke[1896] GER url p. 110.
- Die Pflanzenfeinde aus der Klasse der Insekten. Ein nach Pflanzenfamilien geordnetes Handbuch sämmtlicher auf den einheimischen Pflanzen bisher beobachteten Insekten zum Gebrauch für Entomologen, Insektensammler, Botaniker, Land- und Forstwirthe un von J. Stuttgart, J. Hoffmann, 1874. GER url p. 623, p. 645, p. 804.
- Fauna austriaca. Die Käfer. Nach der analytischen Methode bearbeitet von Ludwig Redtenbacher Wien, C. Gerold's Sohn, 1858. GER url p. 479.
- Handwörterbuch der Zoologie. Unter Mitwirkung von Prof. Dr. von Dalla Torre, bearb. von Dr. Friedrich Knauer. Stuttgart, F. Enke, 1887. GER url p. 566.
- Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. Wiesbaden: J.F. Bergmann, GER url p. 127.
- La Feuille des jeunes naturalistes. Paris: A. Dollfus, 1870-1914. FRE url p. 7, p. 91.
- Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen entomologischen Gesellschaft = Bulletin de la Société entomologique suisse. Schauffhausen, Switzerland: [s.n.], GER url p. 410.
- Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands / begonnen von Dr. W.F. Erichson; forgesetzt von Prof. Dr. H. Schaum, Dr. G. Kraatz und H.V. Kiesenwetter. Berlin: Nicholaische Buchhandlung, 1848- GER url p. 135, p. 145.
- The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] ENG url p. 113, p. 8.
Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 22, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 10 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests, Coleoptera of Białowieża Forest
- SysTax, Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf
- SysTax, SysTax
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Bugs
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Soldier Beetle and Jewel Beetle
- records for Britain and Ireland to 2000
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2883660
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14859328
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 611093
Footnotes
- Mean = 178.630 meters (586.056 feet), Standard Deviation = 323.560 based on 322 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
