Sweeping-collection
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Agrilus latifrons
Agrilus latifrons is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Waterhouse in 1889. It is distributed across Central America and North America. The species has been collected by sweeping low vegetation in mountainous areas of southeastern Arizona, specifically in the Huachuca Mountains.
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.
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.