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Acmaeodera pubiventris

(Acmaeodera pubiventris)

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Description

Acmaeodera pubiventris is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America. These four subspecies belong to the species Acmaeodera pubiventris: Acmaeodera pubiventris lanata Horn, 1880 Acmaeodera pubiventris panocheae Wescott, 2001 Acmaeodera pubiventris pubiventris Horn, 1878 Acmaeodera pubiventris yumae Knull, 1937 Acmaeodera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, a group of metallic wood-boring beetles favored by insect collectors. Whereas most beetles including most buprestids fly with their elytra held out and vibrating their hindwings to give lift and thrust, the Acmaedodera, however, fly with their hind wings only — the elytra are fused down the center and form a shield over the insect's abdomen, even during flight. This fact, combined with the banding across the abdomen which is common (though not universal) in this family, gives many of them a distinct wasp-like appearance when in flight. Several are therefore considered hymenopteran mimics.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Buprestidae
Genus:Acmaeodera
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