Acmaeoderella coarctata

Description

Acmaeoderella coarctata coarctata is a subspecies of polyphagous coleopteran insects belonging to the Buprestidae family. The scientific authority of the subspecies is Lucas, having been described in the year 1846. It is a subspecies present in Portuguese territory. Acmaeoderella form a genus within the subfamily Polycestinae in the jewel beetle family (Buprestidae). The beetles are cylindrical, their elytra are fused together. A sign is not visible. It is suspected that in the course of evolution the greatly expanded scutellum has grown together with the elytra. All species of this genus specialize in flowers. As beetles, they eat their leaves. In contrast to the genus Acmaeodera, some species from southern Europe can live and find their food in dead and dry wood as well as in dry stalks of grasses.