Biology:Brachys ovatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Brachys ovatus
Brachys ovatus P1030976a.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Brachys
Species:
B. ovatus
Binomial name
Brachys ovatus
(Weber, 1801)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachys laevicauda Brachys aurulenta
  • (Kirby, 1837) Nicolay and Weiss, 1923
  • LeConte, 1860 Brachys molestus
  • Brachys horni Gory, 1841
  • Brachys bellporti Kerremans, 1896
  • Gory and Laporte, 1840 Brachys terminans

Brachys ovatus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Brachys ovatus P1030978a.jpg

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Brachys ovatus:

  • Brachys ovatus bellporti Nicolay & Weiss
  • Brachys ovatus ovatus

References

Further reading

  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". http://cerambycids.com/buprestidae/. Retrieved 2019-07-02. 
  • Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14922482 entry