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Agrilus macer
Large Hackberry Agrilus
Agrilus macer is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, primarily associated with sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) in the southeastern United States. The species is considered a secondary pest that attacks dying or declining host trees at high densities, with egg masses deposited on trunks, branches, and exposed roots. Despite intensive colonization of weakened hosts, it does not appear to transmit harmful fungal pathogens or act as a primary cause of tree mortality.
Micrutalis pallens
Micrutalis pallens is a treehopper species in the family Membracidae, first documented in the United States in 2016. The species was originally described by Fowler in 1895. It is associated with Celtis laevigata (sugarberry) as a host plant. The male was formally described and the female redescribed in the 2016 publication documenting its U.S. occurrence.