Agrilus Explained

Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species (about 3000) of any single genus in the animal kingdom.[1] Species of the genus have a cosmopolitan distribution on all continents except Antarctica, and feed on a wide variety of flowering plant hosts. The best known species is the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), a serious pest of ash trees, with other notable species including Agrilus biguttatus and Agrilus auroguttatus, which are pests of oak trees.

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Species

Fossil taxa

Four fossil taxa have been described:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genus Agrilus . Bellamy, C. L. . 2010 . A Checklist of World Buprestoidea . 10 Jun 2011.
  2. Web site: Agrilus Curtis 1825 (jewel beetle). The Paleobiology Database.

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