Pachyschelus purpureus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Pachyschelus purpureus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Pachyschelus |
| Species: | P. purpureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachyschelus purpureus (Say, 1833)
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Subspecies
editThese four subspecies belong to the species Pachyschelus purpureus:
- Pachyschelus purpureus azureus Waterhouse, 1889
- Pachyschelus purpureus bicolor Kerremans, 1894
- Pachyschelus purpureus purpureus (Say, 1833)
- Pachyschelus purpureus uvaldei Knull, 1941
References
edit- ^ "Pachyschelus purpureus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pachyschelus purpureus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pachyschelus purpureus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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.
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