Coraebini
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Eupristocerus
Eupristocerus is a monotypic genus of jewel beetles (family Buprestidae) containing the single species Eupristocerus cogitans. The genus is classified within the tribe Coraebini, a group of buprestids characterized by their association with woody host plants. Eupristocerus cogitans is notable as the only coraebine buprestid known from North America north of Mexico.
Eupristocerus cogitans
Alder Gall Buprestid
Eupristocerus cogitans is a jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) and the only North American representative of the coraebine buprestids. It is commonly known as the Alder Gall Buprestid due to its larval association with alder trees (Alnus spp.). The species has been recorded from eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.