Agrilus politus

Agrilus politus, known generally as the willow gall limb borer or common willow agrilus, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1]

Agrilus politus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Agrilus
Species:
A. politus
Binomial name
Agrilus politus
(Say, 1825)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agrilus canadensis Obenberger, 1917
  • Agrilus cupreolus LeConte, 1860
  • Agrilus desertus LeConte, 1860
  • Agrilus plumbeus LeConte, 1860
  • Agrilus solitarius Harold, 1869

References
  1. "Agrilus politus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. "Agrilus politus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "Agrilus politus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. "Agrilus politus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

Further reading
  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". 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.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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