Buprestidae of Texas with Notes on Texas Types

Family Buprestidae Leach 

Subfamily Polycestinae Lacordaire 

Genus Mastogenius Solier 1849

Mastogenius crenulatus Knull Range: TX-FL-NJ-IL Hosts: Carya, Cercis, Diospyros, Quercus
Mastogenius subcyaneus (LeConte) Range: TX-FL-NY-IL Hosts: Quercus
Mastogenius texanus Bellamy TL: TX: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains, Picnic Area, 11.3 mi W Ft. Davis on Hwy 161, elev. 5080' Range: Trans-Pecos, w. TX Hosts: Sandpaper Oak - Quercus vaseyana

Genus Trigonogya Schaeffer 1919

Trigonogya reticulaticollis (Schaeffer) TL: TX, Cameron Co., Brownsville Range: southmost TX - Cameron and Hidalgo Counties Host: Fraxinus berlandieriana - Mexican Ash

Genus Acmaeoderoides Van Dyke 1942

Acmaeoderoides ferruginis Wellso & Nelson TL: TX, Presidio Co., 3 mi N Presidio Range: Trans-Pecos, w. TX Host: Adults on Acacia greggii - Catclaw Acacia
Acmaeoderoides humeralis (Cazier)           Range: sw US           Host: unk.

Genus Acmaeodera Eschscholtz - Larval and Adult Plant Association info here

Acmaeodera amabilis Horn Range: AZ to w. TX, CO Host: Alder (Alnus)
Acmaeodera amplicollis LeConte Range: AZ to far w. TX / Mex Host: larval host(s) unknown
Acmaeodera auritincta Fall 1922 TL: TX, Culberson Co., Kent, 3900-4200' Range: NM to sw TX / Mex
Acmaeodera bowditchi Fall Range: AZ to s. TX, NV Host: larval host in dead branches of Quercus vaseyana

Acmaeodera conoidea Fall           Range: AZ to w. TX           Hosts: Celtis, Juglans, Ulmus
Acmaeodera consors Horn 1878 TL: TX Range: sw TX Host: larval and adult plant asso. unknown
Acmaeodera cribricollis Horn 1894 TL: TX Range: s. CA to s. TX / Mex Host: Larrea tridentata - Creosote Bush
Acmaeodera davidsoni Barr           Range: AZ, w. TX / Mex.           Hosts unk., but adults taken on Acacia & Mimosa
Acmaeodera delumbis Horn           Range: AZ to w. TX / Mex.           Hosts in mesquite and acacia

Acmaeodera disjuncta Fall Range: AZ to w. TX / Mex. Host: Larvae in ocotillo - Fouquieria splendens
Acmaeodera flavomarginata (Gray) Range: w. & c. TX to C. Amer. Hosts: Larvae in Acacia, Diospyros, Prosopis
Acmaeodera flavopicta Waterhouse Range: AZ to sw. TX / Mex Host: larval host unknown
Acmaeodera gibbula LeConte TL: San Diego to El Paso Range: s. CA to sw TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae host of a variety of legumes, other hardwoods
Acmaeodera gillespiensis Knull TL: TX, Gillespie Co. Range: w. to c. TX Host: Larval host is oak - Quercus sp.
Acmaeodera haemorrhoa LeConte TL: TX, Webb Co., Laredo to Starr Co., Rio Grande City Range: TX / Mex Hosts: adults on flowers
Acmaeodera immaculata Horn           Range: w. US to w. TX (one TX record)           Host: larvae on Krascheninnikovia lanata (Chenopodiaceae)
Acmaeodera macra Horn TL: TX Range: OK through c. TX to ne. Mex. Host: Acacia berlandieri - Guajillo
Acmaeodera maculifera Horn TL: TX Range: NM to w. TX / Mex Host: larval host unknown
Acmaeodera miliaris Horn 1878 TL: TX Range: w. & c. TX to Mex Host: larval host unknown
Acmaeodera mixta LeConte 1860 Range: throughout TX & sc US Hosts: Acacia, Celtis, Prosopis Note: This sp. is highly variable
Acmaeodera neglecta Fall 1899 TL: TX Range: mostly w. TX to the edge of e. TX Hosts: Quercus, Ulmus, Ziziphus
Acmaeodera neoneglecta Fisher 1949 TL: Mexico. Type intercepted at Brownsville, TX Range: southern half of TX to ne. Mex. Hosts: Acacia, Ebenopsis, Leucana, Prosopis, Sophora, Ulmus
Acmaeodera obtusa Horn 1878 TL: TX Range: OK to s. & w. TX Host: larval host unknown
Acmaeodera opacula LeConte 1858 TL: TX, El Paso Co., El Paso Range: se AZ, w. TX Host: larval host unknown	Type - MCZ
Acmaeodera opuntiae Knull 1966 TL: TX, Starr Co., 5 mi W Sullivan City Range: c. to s. TX Hosts: larvae host in Karwinskia and Parkinsonia
Acmaeodera ornata (Fabricius)           Range: mostly se US to e. TX           Hosts: unknown           infrequently collected, note curved, elongated, pale humeral mark
Acmaeodera ornatoides Barr 1972 TL: TX, Goliad Co., Weser Range: common across c. & n. TX Hosts: Diospyros and Quercus
Acmaeodera paradisjuncta Knull 1940 TL: TX, Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains Range: s. NM to sw TX / n. Mex Host: Dasylirion wheeleri - Common Sotol
Acmaeodera parkeri Cazier           Range: AZ-TX / Mex,           Host: Larval host unk., adults on flowers
Acmaeodera pinalorum Knull 1930           Range: CA to sw. TX           Hosts unk., but adults asso. w/ Acacia, Mimosa, Prosopis
Acmaeodera princeps Kerremans 1908 TL: New Zealand (error!) Range: sw. to s. TX Hosts: larvae in Parkinsonia spp. - Paloverde
Acmaeodera pulchella (Herbst) Range: widely dist. across US, scattered TX records Hosts: Crataegus, Gleditsia, Taxodium
Acmaeodera quadrivittatoides Nelson & Westcott 1995 TL: TX, Brewster Co., Big Bend Natl. Park Range: sw US to w. TX / Mex Host: Larval host unk., adults on various flowers
Acmaeodera recticollis Fall 1899           Range: AZ to s. TX, UT           Hosts: Larvae in jointfir, Ephedra spp.
Acmaeodera riograndei Nelson 1980 TL: TX, Brewster Co., Chisos Mtns, Oak Spring Range: w. TX / Mex.
Acmaeodera robigo Knull 1954 TL: Lake Corpus Christi. TX Range: OK to sw TX, rare Host: Lavrae in Dalea - Prairie Clover
Acmaeodera rubronotata Laporte Range: AZ to s. TX, CO to s. NV / Mex. Host: Larvae in oak - Quercus sp.
Acmaeodera scalaris Mannerheim Range: AZ to c. TX / Mex.-C. Amer. Host: Larval host unknown
Acmaeodera starrae Knull 1966 TL: 5 mi W Sullivan City, Starr Co., TX Range: Starr Co., TX Host: Larval host unk.
Acmaeodera texana LeConte [1859] 1860 TL: TX Range: sc US to c. TX Host: Larval host unk.
Acmaeodera tildenorum Nelson & Westcott 1995 TL: TX, Hidalgo Co., Sullivan City Range: southmost TX / Mex.
Acmaeodera tiquilia Westcott & Barr 1998 TL: TX, Brewster Co., "Lower Pine Cyn.", Big Bend N.P. Range: w. TX Host: Ephedra - Jointfir
Acmaeodera tubulus (Fabricius) Range: e. US to w. TX Hosts: larvae in Betula, Carya, Celtis, Crataegus, Juglans, Quercus, Salix, Ulmus
Acmaeodera uvaldensis Knull 1936 TL: Uvalde, Uvalde Co., TX Range: w. & c. TX / Mex. Host: Larval host unk., Adults on mesquite - Prosopis
Acmaeodera variegata LeConte 1852 Range: AZ to s. TX, CO Host: Larval host unk.
Acmaeodera wenzeli Van Dyke 1919 TL: Chisos Mountains, Brewster Co., TX Range: w. TX / Mex. Host: Acacia constricta - Whitethorn Acacia

Genus Acmaeoderopsis Barr 1974

Acmaeoderopsis chisosensis (Knull 1952) TL: TX, Brewster Co., Chisos Mountains Range: w. TX / Mex. Host: Vachellia (=Acacia) constricta - Whitethorn Acacia
Acmaeoderopsis hulli (Knull) Range: AZ to w. & s. TX / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in Celtis, Prosopis, Quercus
Acmaeoderopsis junki (Thery) Range: s. CA to w. TX / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in Acacia, Cercidium, Prosopis
Acmaeoderopsis rockefelleri (Cazier)           Range: NM to w. TX / Mex.           Hosts: Adults on Vachellia constricta,, Prosopis (Fabaceae)

Genus Ptosima Dejean 1833

Ptosima gibbicollis (Say) Range: TX-FL-NJ-IA Host: larvae on Cercis canadensis
Ptosima idolynae Frost Range: TX-MS-AR-OK Host: Larvae on Crataegus
Ptosima laeta Waterhouse Range: n. to c. TX / Mex Host: Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis
Ptosima walshii LeConte 1863 Range: TX-MS-OH-MN Host: larvae in burr oak - Quercus macrocarpa

Genus Thrincopyge LeConte 1858

Thrincopyge alacris LeConte 1858 Range: AZ to w. TX / Mex Host: Beaucarnea, Dasylirion
Thrincopyge ambiens (LeConte 1854) TL: TX, Starr Co., Frontera, Rio Grande City Range: AZ to sw. TX / Mex Host: Dasylirion wheeleri - Common Sotol

Genus Polycesta Dejean 1833

Polycesta arizonica Schaeffer 1906           Range: AZ to w. TX           Hosts: larvae in oaks, Quercus spp.
Polycesta aruensis Obenberger 1924 Range: CA-AZ, s. TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Texas Ebony - Ebenopsis ebano, Salix
Polycesta elata LeConte 1858 TL: TX Range: sc US to sw. & s. TX Host: Chilopsis, Fraxinus, Platanus, and Quercus

Genus Paratyndaris Fisher 1919

Paratyndaris acaciae Knull 1937 TL: TX, Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains Range: NM to w. TX / Mex
Paratyndaris chamaeleonis (Skinner 1903) TL: TX, Cameron Co., Brownsville, Esperanza Ranch Range: San Antonio, TX to Mex. Host: Acacia, Diospyros, Ebenopsis, Parkinsonia
Paratyndaris cincta (Horn 1885) TL: TX Range: southmost TX / Mex Host: Ebenopsis ebano - Texas Ebony
Paratyndaris crandalli Knull 1941 TL: TX, Webb Co., Laredo Range: Frio, Dimmit, Starr, Webb & Zapata CTY, TX Host: larval host unknown
Paratyndaris prosopis (Skinner 1903) TL: TX, Austin County Range: AZ, TX-OK, MS Hosts: Prosopis and Quercus spp.

Subfamily Chrysochroinae Laporte 1835

Genus Nanularia Casey 1909

Nanularia pygmaea (Knull 1941) TL: TX, Val Verde Co. Range: west TX Host: unknown

Genus Texania Casey 1909

Texania campestris (Say)           Range: e US           Hosts: Larvae in Acer, Fagus, Salix
Texania fulleri (Horn 1875) TL: TX Range: TX (most records from c. TX) Host: Larvae in Celtis laevigata - Sugar Hackberry
Texania langeri (Chevrolat 1853)           Range: TX, LA, MO, IA, VA           Host: Unk.

Genus Chalcophora Dejean 1833

Chalcophora angulicollis (LeConte 1857) Range: CA-TX-SD-WA / BC Hosts: Larvae in Abies, Pinus, Pseudotsuga
Chalcophora virginiensis (Drury) Range: TX-FL-ME-MN / Ont. / Mex.-C. Amer. Hosts: Larvae in Pinus spp., Taxodium

Genus Poecilonota Eschscholtz 1829

Poecilonota cyanipes (Say) Range: AZ-MS-ME-ID / adj. Can Hosts: Larvae in Populus, Robinia, Salix
Poecilonota ferrea (Melsheimer 1845) Range: MT-TX-KY-QC-BC Hosts: Larvae in Populus
Poecilonota thureura (Say) Range: TX-FL-MA-CO Hosts: Larvae in Salix

Genus Gyascutus LeConte 1858

Gyascutus caelata (LeConte) Range: AZ-TX / Mex. Hosts: Larval host unk., Adults on Acacia, Prosopis
Gyascutus carolinensis Horn           Range: sw US to w. TX / Mex           Hosts: Larvae in Croton, Encelia, Gutierrezia, Prosopis, etc.
Gyascutus planicosta obliteratus (LeConte) Range: AZ to w. TX / Mex Host: Larval host unk.

Genus Hippomelas Laporte & Glory 1837

Hippomelas planicauda Casey           Range: AZ to w. TX / Mex           Host unk., but adults taken from var. woody legumes
Hippomelas sphenicus (LeConte 1854) TL: TX, Webb Co. to Starr Co. Range: AZ to w. & s. TX / Mex Host: larval hosts unknown

Genus Lampetis Dejean 1833

Lampetis cupreopunctata (Schaeffer 1905) TL: TX, Cameron Co., Brownsville, Esperanza Ranch Range: southmost TX / Mex Host: larval host unknown
Lampetis drummondi (Laporte & Gory) Range: AZ-LA-MO-CO / Mex Host: adults found on a wide variety of plants
Lampetis webbii (LeConte) Range: AZ to far w. TX / Mex. Host: Larvae in Paloverde - Cercidium floridum

Genus Dicerca Eschscholtz 1829

Dicerca asperata (Laporte & Gory)           Range: e. North America           Host: larvae in Oak, Quercus sp.
Dicerca divaricata (Say) Range: TX-GA-ME-UT / s. Can. / West Indies Hosts: Larvae in Acer, Betula, Cercis, Fraxinus, Ostrya, Quercus, Ulmus
Dicerca lepida LeConte Range: NM-AL-NY-IA (roughly) Hosts: Larvae in hawthorn - Crataegus, hophornbeam - Ostrya
Dicerca lurida (Fabricius) Range: TX-FL-NY-MN / se Can. Hosts: larvae in Alnus, Carpinus, Carya, Prunus, Salix, Tilia
Dicerca mutica LeConte           Rare, known from four states: MD, MO, NY, TX           Larval Host: unk.	TYPE - MCZ
Dicerca obscura (Fabricius) Range: TX-FL-NY-IN Hosts: Larvae in Diospyros, Rhus
Dicerca punctulata (Schönherr) Range: TX-FL-NY-IA Hosts: Larvae in pines - Pinus spp.
Dicerca tenebrica (Kirby) Range: CA-GA-ME-WA / s. Can. Hosts: Cottonwoods, aspen - Populus spp.

Subfamily Buprestinae Leach 1815

 

Genus Trachykele Marseul 1865

Trachykele lecontei (Gory) Range: Coastal states: TX-GA-VA Host: bald cypress - Taxodium distichum

Genus Buprestis Linnaeus 1758

Buprestis (Buprestis) consularis Glory           Range: e. N. Amer. to AZ           Hosts: Larvae in Pinus spp. and Picea glauca
Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata Fabricius Range: TX-FL-ME-IN / se. CAN / West Indies Hosts: Larvae bore in dead pines - Pinus spp.
Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey Range: w. N. Amer. Hosts: Larvae in Abies, Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculipennis Gory Range: TX-FL-ME-WI / se. Can. Hosts: larvae on Pinus, Taxodium and Tsuga
Buprestis (Buprestis) parmaculativentris Knull 1958 TL: TX: Brewster County, Big Bend NP, Chisos Mountains Range: Trans-Pecos, w. TX Host: Pinus cembroides - Mexican Pinyon
Buprestis (Cypriacis) striata Fabricius           Range: e. N. Amer.           Hosts: larvae in var. pines and hemlock
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say Range: w. N. Amer. to n. TX Host: Larvae in Populus spp.
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) rufipes Olivier 1790 Range: TX-FL-DE-KS Hosts: various hardwoods
Buprestis (Stereosa) apricans Herbst Range: primarily TX-FL-NY / West Indies Hosts: longleaf and loblolly pines, P. palustris, P. taeda
Buprestis (Stereosa) decora Fabricius Range: TX-FL-NY-MO / West Indies Host: larvae in longleaf pine - Pinus palustris

Genus Agaeocera Saunders 1871

Agaeocera gentilis (Horn, 1885) TL: SW TX Range: CA to c. & s. TX / Mex Host: Sphaeralcea
Agaeocera scintillans Waterhouse Range: AZ, w. TX / Mex. Host: adults on Abutilon incanum

Genus Spectralia Casey 1909

Spectralia gracilipes (Melsheimer) Range: e US to e. TX Hosts: Larvae in oaks - Quercus spp., & ash - Fraxinus sp.
Spectralia prosternalis (Schaeffer, 1904) TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville, Esperanza Ranch Range: s. TX - Cameron, Hidalgo, Duval Counties Host: Texas Persimmon - Diospyros texana
Spectralia roburella (Knull, 1941) TL: TX: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains Range: w. to c. TX Host: Sandpaper Oak - Quercus vaseyana
Spectralia robusta (Chamberlain, 1920) TL: TX Range: sw. to c. to s. TX Host: Texas Persimmon - Diospyros texana

Genus Agrilaxia Kerremans 1903 

Agrilaxia arizonae Range: AZ-FL-NY-KS Host: Cercis, Pinus, Prumus, Ulmus
Agrilaxia texana

Genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz 1829

Anthaxia carya Wellso & Jackman 2006 TL: TX: Kimble Co., Junction Range: TX, AL, GA Host: Pecan - Carya illinoinensis
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) cyanella Gory Range: TX(NSR)-FL-PA-WI Hosts: Larvae in Amelanchier, Betula, Cercis, Gleditsia, Vitis
Anthaxia dichroa Bilý Range: TX-FL-SC-KS (+PA) Host: Larvae in grape - Vitis spp.
Anthaxia quercata (Fabricius) Range: TX-FL-NY-IA Hosts: Larvae in Cercis, Crataegus, Larix, Picea, Pinus
Anthaxia quercicola Wellso 1974 TL: TX: Brazos Co., near College Station Airport Range: TX-FL-GA-OK, MI Host: Bastard Oak - Quercus sinuata
Anthaxia viridicornis (Say) Range: TX-FL-ME-SD / Ont. Hosts: Larvae in Quercus, Salix           Adults also on: Abies, Populus, Salix
Anthaxia viridifrons Gory Range: TX-FL-ME-SD / adj. Can Host: Polyphagus

Genus Xenorhipis LeConte 1866

Xenorhipis brendeli LeConte Range: TX-FL-NY-IA Hosts: Larvae in Betula, Carya, Quercus
Xenorhipis hidalgoensis Knull 1952 TL: TX: Hidalgo Co. Range: TX / Mex Host: larval host unknown
Xenorhipis osborni Knull 1936 TL: TX: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains Range: w. to sw. TX Host: Whitethorn Acacia - Acacia constricta

Genus Melanophila Eschscholtz 1829

Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer)           Range: Throughout N. Amer. to C. Amer., W. Indies           Hosts: Larvae host in var. conifers
Melanophila atropurpurea (Say) Range: CA-TX-AR-OR / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Abies, Pinus, Pseudotsuga
Melanophila consputa LeConte           Range: w. US (CA-TX-SD-WA) / Mex.           Hosts: larvae in pine spp., and other hardwoods
Melanophila notata (Laporte & Gory)           Range: se. US to e. TX, AZ / Mex. to C. Amer., W. Indies           Host(s): Unk.

Genus Phaenops Dejean 1833

Phaenops aeneola (Melsheimer) Range: LA-FL-ME-WI / adj. Can. Host: Lavae in Pinus spp.
Phaenops obenbergeri (Knull, 1952) TL: TX: Fayette Co. Range: TX Host: unknown
Phaenops piniedulis (Burke)           Range: sw US           Hosts: larvae in Pinus edulis, P. monophylla (Pinaceae)

Genus Xenomelanophila Sloop 1937

Xenomelanophila miranda LeConte Range: CA-TX-CO-WA / Mex Host: Juniperus occidentalis

Genus Actenodes Dejean 1833

Actenodes acornis (Say) Range: TX-FL-NY-IA Hosts: larvae in Acer, Betula, Carya, Cercis, Fagus, Quercus
Actenodes calcarata (Chevrolat) Range: CA-LA / south to S. Amer. Hosts: various legumes - Fabaceae
Actenodes davidi Nelson           Range: sc US: TX-MS-KY-KS           Host: larvae in honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos, Fabaceae)
Actenodes flexicaulis Schaeffer, 1904 TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville, Esperanza Ranch Range: southmost TX Hosts: Celtis ehrenbergiana, Ebenopsis ebano
Actenodes mendax Horn, 1891 TL: TX Range: AZ-TX Hosts: larvae in mesquite and honeylocust
Actenodes simi Fisher           Range: New England to WI, south to TX           Hosts in Acer, Celtis, Quercus, Ulmus

Genus Chrysobothris Eschscholtz 1829

Chrysobothris acaciae Knull 1936 TL: TX: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains Range: NM-TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Acacia and Prosopis
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat Range: c TX / south to S. Amer. Hosts: Larvae in Ebenopsis, Leucaena, Acacia
Chrysobothris adelpha Harold Range: TX-FL-NY-IA / se Can Hosts: Larvae in various Carya spp., mesquite
Chrysobothris analis LeConte Range: AZ-TX / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in Acacia, Carya, Celtis, Cercis, Citrus, Diospyros, Ebenopsis, Juglans, Leucaena, Mimosa, Parkinsonia, Prosopis, Prunus, Rhus, Sapindus, Ulmus
Chrysobothris axillaris Horn           Range: AZ, w. TX           Hosts: Larvae in various Oaks, Quercus spp.

Chrysobothris azurea LeConte           Range: TX-FL-ME-MT / adj. Can.           Hosts: Polyphagus
Chrysobothris basalis LeConte, 1858 TL: TX: Laredo to Ringgold Barracks Range: AZ, TX / Mex Hosts: Acacia, Leucaena
Chrysobothris beameri Knull, 1954 TL: TX: Big Bend Range: w. to c. TX Hosts: Everygreen sumac - Rhus virens
Chrysobothris breviloba Fall           Range: Rockies: AZ-TX-SD-MT           Hosts: Larvae in Pinus spp.
Chrysobothris caddo Wellso & Manley 2007 TL: TX: Bastrop Co., Bastrop Range: AZ-LA-MO-NE, FL Hosts: Larvae in Celtis, Pithecelobium
Chrysobothris chlorocephala Gory Range: LA-GA-NY-KS Hosts: Larvae in Amelanchier, Betula, Carya, Quercus,                                     Vitis
Chrysobothris chrysoela (Illiger) Range: Coastal states from TX-FL-DC Hosts: Larvae in various hardwoods
Chrysobothris comanche Wellso & Manley 2007 TL: TX: Val Verde Co., 4 mi. N. Constock Range: NM-TX, UT Hosts: Larva in Juglands sp.
Chrysobothris cribraria Mannerheim           Range: e NA to NT           Hosts: var. Pinus spp.
Chrysobothris culbersoniana Knull 1943 TL: TX: Culberson Co. Range: NM-TX Hosts: Adults on Acacia spp.
Chrysobothris edwardsii Horn           Range: CA-TX / Mex.           Host: larvae in ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)

Chrysobothris ephedrae ephedrae Knull Range: NM to sw. TX Hosts: Adults on Ephedra trifurca
Chrysobothris ephedrae vogti Knull 1964 TL: TX: Starr Co., 5 mi. W. Sullivan City Range: c. to s. TX Hosts: Adults on Ephedra sp. and Acacia rigidula
Chrysobothris exesa Leconte           Range: CA-TX / Mex.           Hosts: larvae in Acacia, Celtis, Prosopis, Salix
Chrysobothris femorata (Olivier) Range: Throughout N. Amer. Hosts: Larvae in a wide variety of fruit and forest trees
Chrysobothris fiskei Fisher 1942 TL: TX: Uvalde Co., Montell Range: OK-TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Cercis canadensis, Quercus vaseyana
Chrysobothris hidalgoensis Knull 1951 TL: TX: Hidalgo Co., near Mission Range: s. TX Hosts: No larval or adult plant asso. reported.
Chrysobothris humilis Horn Range: CA-TX, NV / Mex Host: Larvae in catclaw acacia - Acacia greggii Note: Species exhibits extreme sexual dichroism	(male)
Chrysobothris ignicollis Horn Range: CA-TX-KS-ID / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in various Juniperus spp., Cupressus arizonica
Chrysobothris iris Van Dyke           Range: sw US           Hosts: Adults coll'ed on Juniperus spp.	Type - CASA
Chrysobothris lateralis Waterhouse Range: CA-TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Acacia greggii and mesquite
Chrysobothris lixa Horn TL: TX Range: AZ, TX / Mex Host: Larval host unk.
Chrysobothris mali Horn           Range: w. NA           Hosts: Polyphagus
Chrysobothris merkelii Horn 1886 TL: TX Range: CA-TX, NV / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Acacia, Albizia, Prosopis
Chrysobothris mescalero Wellso & Manley 2007 TL: TX: Pecos Co. Hwy 385 rest stop, S. Ft. Stockton Range: NM-TX Hosts: adults on Quercus
Chrysobothris neotexana Dozier           Range: se US           Host: larvae host in Juniperus virginiana
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte Range: CA-TX-CO-NV / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in Acacia, Parkinsonia, Prosopis, Prunus, Salix
Chrysobothris peninsularis Schaeffer           Range: sw US (CA-AZ, TX, NV) / Mex.           Hosts: adults mostly asso. w/ legumes (Fabaceae)

Chrysobothris pseudacutipennis Obenberger 1940 TL: TX Range: TX / Mex Hosts: Adutls on Prosopis glandulosa
Chrysobothris pubilineata Vogt 1949 TL: TX: Starr Co., Rio Grande City to Hidalgo Co., Mission Range: NM-TX Hosts: Larvae host unk., Adults on Acacia
Chrysobothris p. purpureovittata Horn 1886 TL: TX Range: TX-MS-TN-KS  Hosts: polyphagous
Chrysobothris quadriimpressa Laporte & Gory Range: AZ-FL-ME-OR Hosts: Larvae in various oaks and American chestnut
Chrysobothris quadrilineata LeConte Range: CA-TX-SD-OR Hosts: Adults on Juniperus californica, J. deppeana
Chrysobothris rossi Van Dyke Range: CA-TX / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in Acacia, Celtis, Juniperus, Prosopis spp.
Chrysobothris rotundicollis Gory & Laporte           Range: widely dist.           Hosts: larvae in var. pines and hardwoods
Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer Range: TX-FL-ME-ND / se. Can Hosts: Larvae in various Oaks and American chestnut
Chrysobothris scitula Gory Range: Coastal states: TX-GA-NC Host(s) unk.
Chrysobothris sexsignata Say           Range: e NA to CO           Hosts: var. conifers and hardwood trees
Chrysobothris shawnee Wellso & Manley 2007 TL: TX: Brazos Co., College Station Range: TX-FL-NY-KS Hosts: Larva in various Quercus spp., American Chestnut
Chrysobothris speculifer Horn           Range: sw US (CA-TX-CO-UT)           Hosts: larvae in Juniperus californica, J. monosperma
Chrysobothris texana LeConte 1860 TL: TX Range: CA-TX-ND-ID / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in Cypressus, Juniperus spp.
Chrysobothris viridiceps Melsheimer Range: NM-FL-NY-SD Hosts: Larave in oaks, pine, mesquite, pecan, elm, maple

Genus Knowltonia

Knowltonia  atrifasciata (LeConte)           Range: NM-TX-CO-UT           Host: larvae in saltbush (Atriplex)

Genus Sphaerobothris 

Sphaerobothris ulkei (LeConte, 1860) TL: TX Range: AZ-TX / Mex Hosts: Ephedra tricurca

Subfamily Agrilinae

Genus Eupristocerus

Eupristocerus cogitans (Weber) Range: TX-FL-ME-MI / se. Can. Hosts: Larvae in living Alders - Alnus spp. and Birch - Betula

Genus Paragrilus

Paragrilus rugatulus Thomson Range: c. TX to C. Amer. Host: larval host unk.
Paragrilus tenuis (LeConte) Range: TX-FL-NY-IL Hosts: Larvae in Hibiscus spp.

Genus Agrilus

Agrilus abductus Horn 1891 Range: se US to sw TX / Mex.           Hosts: larval host(s) unk. TL: TX
Agrilus abjectus Horn 1891 Range: c. to s. TX Hosts: Unk. TL: TX
Agrilus acaciae Fisher 1928 Range: c. TX to Mex Hosts: larvae in various legumes TL: TX: Browsville, Los Borregos
Agrilus acutipennis Mannerheim           Range: e. US, uncommon           Host: Larvae in Oaks (Quercus)
Agrilus addendus Crotch 1873 Range: NM-TX-OK, ND / Mex  Hosts: Adults on Acacia, Mesquite TL: TX
Agrilus albocomus Fisher           Range: AZ to w. TX, uncommon           Host: Larvae in Oaks (Quercus)
Agrilus audax Horn 1891 Range: MO to e. TX Hosts: larva in Ulmus TL: TX
Agrilus benjamini Fisher 1928 Range: MO to e. TX, uncommon Hosts: Larval host unk., adults on oaks TL: TX: Victoria Co., Victoria
Agrilus bentseni Knull 1954 Range: sw. to s. TX Host: Adults on Bernardia myricifolia TL: TX, Hidalgo Co., Bentsen Rio Grande State Park
Agrilus bespencus Barr 2008 Range: w. (to c.?) TX Hosts: Unk. TL: TX: Pecos Co., Sheffield
Agrilus bilineatus (Weber) Range: e NA to w. TX Host: major mortality agent of stressed oaks - Quercus spp., particularly red oaks
Agrilus brattaini Wellso & Manley           Range: sw TX (Del Rio Co., Frio Co., & Starr Co.)           Host: Unk.           TL: Del Rio Co., 1 mi E. Del Rio (KOA Campground)
Agrilus cavatus Chevrolat           Range: AZ, TX-OK / Mex., S. Amer.           Host: Adults on Acacia
Agrilus celti Knull Range: TX-GA-NY-ND / Ont. Host: Larvae in hackberry - Celtis spp.
Agrilus cephalicus LeConte Range: TX-FL-NY-SD / se. Can Host: Larvae in dogwood - Cornus
Agrilus cochisei Knull           Range: AZ to w. TX / Mex.           Host:
Agrilus concinnus Horn Range: TX-FL-MD-MO Host: Larvae in Hibiscus laevis

Agrilus cupreonitens Fisher 1928 Range: s. TX / Mex Hosts: Adults on Acacia spp, Prosopis glandulosa TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville
Agrilus davisi Knull 1941 Range: w. TX, rare Hosts: Unk. TL: TX: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mtns.
Agrilus defectus LeConte Range: TX-GA-NY-ND Hosts: Larvae in oaks, Quercus alba, Q. muehlenbergii, Q. stellata
Agrilus difficilis Gory Range: NM-GA-NJ-SD Host: Larvae in honeylocust - Gleditsia triacanthos
Agrilus dolli Schaeffer 1904 Range: s. TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Diospyros texana TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville, Esparanza Ranch
Agrilus egeniformis Champlain & Knull Range: NM-TX-PA-SD (very atypical distrbution) Hosts: Larvae in honeylocust - Gleditsia triacanthos and                  western soapberry - Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii
Agrilus egenus Gory Range: AZ-GA-NY-SD / adj. Can.  Hosts: Larvae in locust, Robinia spp.
Agrilus eleanorae Fisher 1928 Range: AZ, sw. TX / Mex - rare Hosts: Adults on Acacia spp. and Ebenopsis sp. (Fabaceae) TL: TX: Devil's River
Agrilus esperanzae Knull 1935 Range: southmost TX / Mex Host: unknown TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville
Agrilus exiguellus Fisher 1928 Range: KS, TX, rare Hosts: Adults on Quercus sp. TL: TX
Agrilus exsapindi Vogt 1949 Range: southmost TX Hosts: Larvae in Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii TL: TX: SW Hidalgo Co., 1 mi S Granjeno
Agrilus fallax Say Range: NM-FL-NY-CO Hosts: Larvae host in Acer, Celtis, Cornus
Agrilus falli Fisher           Range: AZ to w. TX / Mex.           Host(s): unk.
Agrilus felix Horn Range: CA-TX-CO-ID / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in Atriplex, Parkinsonia, Grayia
Agrilus ferrisi Dury Range: TX-MS-OH-IA (roughly), uncommon Hosts: Larvae in Acer (?), Celtis spp.
Agrilus fisherellus Obenberger           Range: sw US (CA-TX / Mex.)           Host: larvae unk., adults on a var. of woody plants
Agrilus funestus Gory           Range: TX to C. Amer. (one TX record from San Angelo)           Host: Unk.

Agrilus geminatus (Say)           Range: e. N. Amer. (TX-FL-QC-MN)           Larvae host in willow oak (Quercus phellos) and                black oak (Quercus velutina)
Agrilus gibbicollis Fall Range: mostly AZ to c. & s. TX Hosts: Adults on oaks and mesquite
Agrilus gillespiensis Knull 1947 Range: c. TX Hosts: Adults on Celtis sp. TL: TX: Gillespie Co. (probably Enchanted Rock)
Agrilus granulatus (Say) Range: CA-MS-ME-WA / adj. Can. Hosts: Larvae in Populus spp. and Betula
Agrilus (Engyaulus) hespenheidei Nelson Range: se NM-adj TX Host: Larval host unk.
Agrilus imbellis Crotch Range: TX-FL-NY-MN / Ont. Hosts: Adults on Bigelowia, Helianthemum, Rudbeckia (Asteraceae)
Agrilus lacustris LeConte Range: widely dist. across TX, except panhandle / Mex. Hosts: Adults on Croton, Solanum
Agrilus langei Obenberger 1935           Range: southmost TX / Mex.           Host: Larvae in Abutilon
Agrilus lautuellus Fisher 1928 Range: c. TX Hosts: Larvae in Diospros texana TL: TX: Duval Co., San Diego
Agrilus lecontei celticola Fisher 1928 Range: AZ to LA / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Celtis, Baccharis, Harvardia, Leucaena TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville
Agrilus limpiae Knull 1941 Range: TX-KS, mostly in e. TX Hosts: Larvae in Sapindus sp. TL: TX: Davis Co., Davis Mtns.
Agrilus macer LeConte 1858 Range: se US to Trans Pecos / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Celtis spp. TL: TX: Maverick Co., Eagle Pass
Agrilus malvastri Fisher           Range: CA-TX-SD-AB / Mex.           Hosts: Adults on globemallow
Agrilus masculinus Horn Range: e NA (TX-GA-QC-SK), TX rec. from Bastrop Hosts: Larvae in maple spp., redbud, honeylocust

Agrilus minosae Fisher 1928 Range: AZ, sw. TX / Mex Hosts: Adults on various Legumes TL: TX: Devil's River
Agrilus muticus  LeConte 1858 Range: sc US: TX-KS-AR Hosts: Adults on Callirhoe sp. TL: TX
Agrilus neoprosopidis Knull 1938 Range: southmost TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Leucaena sp. TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville
Agrilus oblongus Fisher Range: TX-FL-MD-MO Host: Larvae in Vitis sp.
Agrilus obolinus LeConte           Range: sc US (TX-MO-CO)           Host: larvae in Baccharis salicifolia (Asteraceae)
Agrilus obscurilineatus Vogt 1949 Range: AZ, southmost TX / Mex Hosts: Adults on Acacia spp. TL: TX: Rio Grande City to Mission
Agrilus obsoletoguttatus Gory Range: TX-FL-ME-MN / se. Can. Hosts: Larvae in a wide variety of hardwoods
Agrilus obtusus Horn 1891 Range: NM to c. TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Senna sp. TL: TX: "probably near lower Rio Grande"
Agrilus olentangyi Champlain & Knull 1925 Range: NM-GA-MI-KS Hosts: Larvae in smooth sumac - Rhus glabra TL: TX
Agrilus ornatulus Horn 1891 Range: w., nc., se., s. TX, (KS?) Hosts: Larvae in Sapindus sp. and Foresteria sp. TL: SW TX
Agrilus otiosus Say Range: TX-GA-NY-MN / se. Can. / Mex. Hosts: Larvae in hicory, walnut, persimmon and sassafrass
Agrilus parabductus Knull 1954 Range: s. TX / Mex Hosts: Adults on Acacia sp. TL: TX: Lake Corpus Christi
Agrilus paracelti Knull Range: TX-GA-NY-SD Hosts: Larvae in hackberry - Celtis spp.
Agrilus parvus parvus Saunders 1870 Range: TX-FL-NY-WY / MB Host: Adults on false indigo bush - Amorpha fruticosa NTL: Kerrville, Kerr Co., Texas

Agrilus pectoralis Waterhouse Range: s. CA to c. & s. TX / Mex Hosts: Larvae in Huisache, Mesquite, Ebony, Retama
Agrilus pilosicollis Fisher           Range: NC, KS, TX           Hosts: Adults on live oak; larval host unknown           Remarks: known from four spmns
Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire Range: e North America to nc. & ne. TX Hosts: Ash (Fraxinus spp.) Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) - Invasive sp.
Agrilus politus (Say) Range: TX-GA-NS-AK / Mex, Host: Larvae on Salix, Acer spp.
Agrilus prionurus Chevrolat 1838 Range: e. TX / Mex. Host: Western Soapberry                  (Sapindus saponaria L. var. drummondii)
Agrilus prosopidis Fisher 1928 Range: c. TX to Mex Hosts: Various hardwoods TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville
Agrilus pseudofallax Frost Range: TX-GA-PA-WI Host: Larvae in honeylocust - Gleditsia triacanthos
Agrilus pubescens Fisher Range: AZ, TX, NE, SD (TX records need confirmation) Host: Larvae in Acacia greggii, Adults also on Prosopis
Agrilus (Engyaulus) pulchellus Bland Range: AZ-TX-ND-UT / Mex. Host: Larvae in roots of Fleabane - Erigeron sp.
Agrilus putillus parputillus Knull 1960 Range: w. to c. TX Hosts: Larvae in big tooth maple - Acer grandidentatum TL: TX: Brewster Co., Big Bend NP, Chisos Mtns.,
Agrilus quadriguttatus Gory           Range: widely dist. across the US           Hosts: Larvae in willow - Salix sp.
Agrilus rubroniger Hespenheide Range: TX-FL-SC-MO Hosts: Adults on huckleberry, other low shrubs, and oaks
Agrilus rubrovittatus Waterhouse           Range: se. AZ, TX / Mex.           Hots: Adults on  Muhlenbergia longiligula (Poaceae)

Agrilus ruficollis (Fabricius) Range: TX-FL-ME-MN / se Can Host: larvae bore into wild/domestic                                                         Blackberry, Rubus spp.
Agrilus salviaphilos Manley 1979 Range: c. (to s.?) TX Hosts: Adults on Salvia ballotiflora TL: TX: Frio Co., 3 mi S Moore
Agrilus sapindi Knull 1938 Range: NM-TX, KS Hosts: Adults on Sapindus sp. TL: TX: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mtns.
Agrilus scitulus Horn 1891 Range: KS to s. TX Hosts: Larvae in Sapindus sp. TL: TX: "probably Waco"
Agrilus subcinctus Gory Range: NM-FL-NY-NE Host: Larvae host in ash - Fraxinus
Agrilus subtropicus Schaeffer 1905 Range: southmost TX / ne. Mex Hosts: Adults on Celtis sp. and Diospyros sp. TL: TX: Brownsville, Esperanza Ranch
Agrilus taeniatus Chevrolat           Range: southmost TX / Mex.           Host: adults coll'ed on western soapberry Sapindus saponaria
Agrilus toxotes Obenberger           Range: southmost TX / Mex.           Host: Adults on Malpighia glabra (Malpighiaceae)
Agrilus transimpressus Fall Range: roughly: TX-MS-SC-NJ-MN Host: Larvae in black walnut - Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae)
Agrilus turnbowi Nelson 1990 Range: c. TX (known only from Type Locality) Hosts: Larvae in Phoradendron tomentosum TL: TX: San Antonio, Ft. Sam Houston
Agrilus ventralis Horn Range: sw US to w. TX Hosts: Larval host(s) unknown
Agrilus viridescens Knull 1935 Range: c. TX to Mex Hosts: Larvae in Prosopis glandulosa TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville
Agrilus vittaticollis (Randall)           Range: widely dist, more common back east           Hosts: Larvae in Crataegus, Malus, Pyrus, Amelanchier

Genus Aphanisticus

Aphanisticus cochinchinae seminulum Obenberger Range: TX-FL-SC (introduced) Hosts: Surgarcane - Saccharum officinarum

Genus Brachys

Brachys aerosus (Melsheimer) Range: AZ-FL-ME-MT / adj. Can Hosts: Oaks - Quercus spp.
Brachys aeruginosus Gory Range: TX-FL-ME-SD / se. Can. Host: Larval host unk., adults on oaks
Brachys barberi Fisher Range: AZ to w. half of TX Host: adults on Quercus gambelii
Brachys ovatus (Weber) Range: AZ-FL-ME-MT / Can & Mex Hosts: Oaks - Quercus spp.
Brachys querci Knull 1952 Range: NM to w., n. TX Hosts: Adults on Quercus sp. TL: TX: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mtns.
Brachys rileyi Hespenheide           Range: NM to w. TX           Hosts: Adults on Gambel oak - Quercus gambelii (Fagaceae)
Brachys rileyi Hespenheide           Range: c.TX-OK (Latimer Co.)           Hosts: Adults on oaks (Fagaceae) & Bumelia sp. (Sapotaceae).

Genus Taphrocerus

Taphrocerus agriloides Crotch 1873 TL: TX  Range: TX-FL-NC-MO Hosts: larval host unknown
Taphrocerus albodistinctus Knull Range: TX-FL-GA Host: Larval host unk. Note: New State Record for Texas
Taphrocerus chevrolati Obenberger           Range: Rockies to Plains (AZ-TX-ND-AB) / Mex.           Host: Larval host unk.
Taphrocerus howardi Obenberger           Range: se US (TX-FL-WV-AR)           Hosts: adults on bulrush (Scirpus sp., Cyperaceae)
Taphrocerus laevicollis LeConte Range: LA-FL, MO, plus se. TX (BG data) Host(s): unk Note: New State Record for Texas
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger Range: TX-FL-ME-NE Host: Adults on Carex spp.
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss 1920 TL: TX: Cameron Co., Brownsville  Range: AZ-FL-ONT-IA Hosts: Larvae in "nutsedge" and Cyperus sp

Genus Pachyschelus

Pachyschelus fisheri Vogt 1949 TL: TX: Cameron Co., 3 mi E Santa Maria Range: TX - Only known from Type Locality Hosts: Larvae in Bernardia myricifolia
Pachyschelus laevigatus (Say) Range: LA-FL-NY-SD / se. Can. Hosts: Larvae in Desmodium spp. and Lespedeza sp.
Pachyschelus nicolayi Obenberger Range: TX-FL-DE-ND Hosts: Apios, Wisteria
Pachyschelus purpureus uvaldei Knull 1941 TL: TX: Uvalde Co. Range: southern half of TX Hosts: Adults on Acalypha hederacea
Pachyschelus vogti Hespenheide Range: TX, FL to SC Hosts: larval hosts unknown

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