Chamberlin-1938

Guides

• Polycesta tularensis

  Polycesta tularensis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Chamberlin in 1938. It belongs to the subgenus Tularensia within the genus Polycesta. The species is known from North America, with its specific epithet suggesting an association with Tulare County or the Tulare region of California. Like other members of its genus, it likely develops in dead or dying wood of its host plants.

  BuprestidaePolycestinaeTularensiajewel-beetlemetallic-wood-boring-beetleNorth-AmericaNearcticChamberlin-1938

• Rhysodesmus texicolens

  Rhysodesmus texicolens is a flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. First described by Chamberlin in 1938, it is currently treated as a synonym of Aporiaria texicolens in some taxonomic databases. The species has been documented in Texas and is part of a diverse genus of polydesmidan millipedes found in North America.

  millipedePolydesmidaXystodesmidaeTexasNorth-AmericasynonymChamberlin-1938flat-backed-millipede