Acmaeodera alicia is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America, Mexico, and the Southwest United States.[1] Larval hosts include Acacia and Cercidium and adult hosts include Baileya, Ferocactus, Hymenothrix.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Acmaeodera |
| Species: | A. alicia
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| Acmaeodera alicia Fall, 1899
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References
edit- ^ a b "Acmaeodera alicia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Acmaeodera alicia species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Acmaeodera alicia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ a b "Acmaeodera alicia Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
Further reading
edit- Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.