Sphenoptera jugoslavica

Sphenoptera jugoslavica is a species in the family Buprestidae ("metallic wood-boring beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").[1][2] A common name for Sphenoptera jugoslavica is "bronze knapweed root borer".[3] The distribution range of Sphenoptera jugoslavica includes Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[2]

Sphenoptera jugoslavica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
Family:
Buprestidae
Subfamily:
Chrysochroinae
Genus:
Sphenoptera
Species:
S. jugoslavica
Binomial name
Sphenoptera jugoslavica
Obenberger, 1926

References
  1. "Sphenoptera jugoslavica species information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)". itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. "Encyclopedia of Life Sphenoptera jugoslavica species overview". eol.org. Retrieved 2018-01-15.

Further reading
  • A catalog and bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America north of Mexico., Nelson et al. 2008. The Coleopterists Society, Special Publication No. 4. 274 pp.
  • American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea, Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
  • American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
  • Bellamy, C. L., and G. H. Nelson / Arnett, Ross H. Jr. et al., eds. (2002). Family 41. Buprestidae Leach, 1815. American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea, 98-112.
  • Nelson, Gayle H., George C. Walters Jr., R. Dennis Haines, and Charles L. Bellamy (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. The Coleopterists' Society, Special Publication, no. 4, iv + 274.
  • Peterson Field Guides: Beetles, Richard E. White. 1983. Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • The world of jewel beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Bellamy C.L.


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