Fall-1922
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Acmaeodera aurora
Acmaeodera aurora is a species of jewel beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Fall in 1922. Like other members of this large North American genus, it belongs to a group of small beetles that are often associated with flowers as adults. The genus Acmaeodera contains over 150 species in North America and is in need of taxonomic revision, with new species continuing to be described from the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Acmaeodera nexa
Acmaeodera nexa is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Henry Clinton Fall in 1922. It is one of approximately 150 species in the genus Acmaeodera in North America, a taxonomically challenging group often referred to as jewel beetles due to their metallic coloration. The species is associated with Cercocarpus (mountain mahogany) in western North America, where adults have been observed and larvae likely develop in dead branches.