Herbaceous-vegetation

Guides

• Cryptocephalus triundulatus

  Third-wave Cryptocephalus

  Cryptocephalus triundulatus is a case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, first described by R. White in 1968. The species is distributed across Central America and North America. Like other members of its genus, it is associated with herbaceous vegetation and has been collected by sweeping plants in prairie and sand prairie habitats.

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• Taphrocerus nicolayi

  Taphrocerus nicolayi is a metallic wood-boring beetle (family Buprestidae) first described by Obenberger in 1924. The species occurs in North America, with confirmed records from Ontario, Canada. Like other members of the genus Taphrocerus, it is a small jewel beetle with larvae that develop in herbaceous vegetation rather than woody plants, distinguishing it from many other buprestids.

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