Agrilus cuprescens explained

Agrilus cuprescens, known generally as the rose stem girdler or bronze cane borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Agrilus cuprescens:

• Agrilus cuprescens amethystopterus Semenov, 1890
• Agrilus cuprescens caenus Obenberger, 1924
• Agrilus cuprescens calcicola Obenberger, 1916
• Agrilus cuprescens chrysoderes Abeille de Perrin, 1891
• Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens (Ménétriés, 1832)
• Agrilus cuprescens paludicola Krogerus, 1923

Further reading

• Web site: 2019-07-02. The world of jewel beetles. 2013. Bellamy . C.L..
• Agrilus sulcicollis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a new alien species in North America. 2009. Jendek . Eduard. Grebennikov . Vasily V.. The Canadian Entomologist. 141. 3. 236–245. 10.4039/n09-021.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.
• Book: A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. 2008. Nelson . Gayle H.. Walters Jr. . George C. Jr.. Haines . R. Dennis. Bellamy . Charles L.. The Coleopterists' Society. Special Publication No. 4. 978-0972608787.