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Castiarina allensundholmi is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, otherwise known as jewel beetles. [1] The species was discovered in October 2003, and was described by Dr Shelley Barker, OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia), in 2005. The three specimens in the type series measure from 7 mm to 8.2 mm.
Agrilus hyperici, the St. John's wort root borer, is a species of jewel beetle. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against common St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) in areas where it is a noxious weed or invasive species. [1] [2]
Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs.They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. With the name based on the Asian genus Scutellera, they are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. [1]
Buprestis aurulenta, commonly known as the golden jewel beetle [1] or golden buprestid, is a species of beetle in the genus Buprestis. [2] The larvae of Buprestis aurulenta live inside a variety of coniferous trees and can survive for long periods in dry wood. [3] The adult beetle is an iridescent green, with shining orange trim all around the ...
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. [1]
Lepismadora is a monotypic genus [2] of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. It contains the single species Lepismadora algodones, which is known by the common name Algodones sand jewel beetle. [1] It is endemic to California in the United States, where it has been collected only from the Algodones Dunes in Imperial County. [2]
Agrilus auroguttatus is a species of jewel beetle in the United States, known by the common name goldspotted oak borer.Native to southeastern Arizona, it is best known for its probably invasive presence in California, destroying stands of oak trees in the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County.
Castiarina insculpta, the Miena jewel beetle, [1] is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae. [2] It is endemic to Tasmania, where it feeds on the asteraceous shrub Ozothamnus hookeri. [3]