Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) found in Washington state

Authors

Richard L. Westcott, Entomologist Emeritus, Plant Division Oregon Department of Agriculture Salem, OregonFollow
Wyatt Williams, Oregon Department of Forestry
Glenn Kohler, Washington Department of Natural Resources

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0653: 1–3

Comments

Open access

ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8F47E760-9A07-4618-96B3-EEEB33E4CB51

Abstract

Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is reported from Washington State from a single specimen caught in a Lindgren funnel trap. Clearly this represents an exotic to the region, as the closest known occurrence of this native U.S.A. species is in the Dakotas.