Agrilus olentangyi

Champlain & Knull, 1925

Agrilus olentangyi is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the Buprestidae, described by Champlain and Knull in 1925. It belongs to the hyperdiverse Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described and may be the largest genus in the animal kingdom. The species is recorded from North America, though specific details regarding its , associations, and distribution remain poorly documented. Like most Agrilus species, it likely develops as a larva in woody plant tissue.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Agrilus olentangyi: /ˈæɡrɪləs oʊlɛnˈtændʒi/

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Distribution

Recorded from North America. Specific range details beyond this continental-level occurrence are not documented in available sources.

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Taxonomic Authorship

The was described by Champlain and Knull in 1925. Josef Knull, one of the authors, was a prolific entomologist at The Ohio State University who published nearly 200 papers on beetles and described 233 species and .

Genus Context

Agrilus olentangyi belongs to a whose members are primarily twig and branch borers in recently dead wood, with some notable exceptions that attack living trees. No Agrilus are known to be associated with coniferous plants.