New-species-2008

Guides

• Boloria andersoni

  Agrilus andersoni is a jewel beetle species in the family Buprestidae, described by Henry Hespenheide in 2008 from specimens collected in Guerrero and Puebla, Mexico. It is one of two new species associated with mistletoe plants in the genus Phoradendron, representing an unusual host relationship within the enormous genus Agrilus. The species is closely related to A. turnbowi from Texas and A. howdenorum from Oaxaca, sharing distinctive purplish-red coloration and complex golden setal patterns on the elytra.

  BuprestidaeAgrilusMexicomistletoePhoradendronjewel-beetlewood-boring-beetlenew-species-2008Hespenheideparasitic-plant-association

• Tragidion agave

  Tragidion agave is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Swift and Ray in 2008 from California and Baja California. It is one of two species in the genus known to breed in dead flower stalks of Agave (Agavaceae), the other being T. armatum. The species exhibits bright orange and black coloration characteristic of the genus, which functions as mimicry of spider wasps (family Pompilidae).

  CerambycidaeCerambycinaeTrachyderinilonghorned-beetlemimicryAgaveCaliforniaBaja-Californianew-species-2008