Chrysobothrini
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Chrysobothris californica
Chrysobothris californica is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species was described by LeConte in 1860 and occurs in North America. Like other members of the genus Chrysobothris, it is associated with woody plants, though specific host records for this species are not well documented in the available literature.
Gambrinus olentangyi
Olentangy River Beetle
Gambrinus olentangyi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It was described from the Olentangy River region in Ohio and is associated with riparian habitats. The species is rarely encountered in collections and remains poorly known biologically.
Sphaerobothris
Sphaerobothris is a genus of jewel beetles in the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae, and tribe Chrysobothrini. The genus was established by Semenov-Tian-Shanskij and Richter in 1934. It contains five described species distributed in North America, with S. ulkei being the most frequently encountered and collected by entomologists. Members of this genus are associated with Ephedra (joint-fir) as host plants.