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Acmaeodera sabinae
Acmaeodera sabinae is a small jewel beetle species described by Knull in 1937. It belongs to the A. tubulus-species group, characterized by small size (under 8 mm), black coloration with confused yellow maculations on the elytra, and membership in the 'Truncatae' group of the genus. Like other members of this group, it lacks a subapical crest on the last ventral segment. The species is one of eight described since Fall's 1899 revision of the genus, contributing to the taxonomic complexity of this difficult group that now contains over 150 species in North America.