Agrilus pseudofallax explained

Agrilus pseudofallax is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found across North America, ranging from Texas to Pennsylvania.

Description

Agrilus pseudofallax is similar in appearance to the most robust specimens of A. fallax, giving it its name. It is dark bronze in color, with three pairs of white dots across the elytra.

Its larva hosts in the honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos).

Classification

A. pseudofallax is sometimes included in the subgenus Agrilus (Agrilus).

Further reading

• Web site: 2019-07-02. The world of jewel beetles. 2013. Bellamy . C.L..
• 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.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.