Distributional and Biological Notes on North and Central American Species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Abstract

New distributional data and adult and larval host records are presented for 85 species in the genus Acmaeodera. Seven species are recorded for the first time from Mexico and one is new to Central America. A. neoneglecta Fisher is recorded from the United States and compared with A. tubulus (Fabricius). Adult behavior of A. plagiaticauda Horn is discussed.