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

Document Type

Article

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.