Buprestis pusilla Say 1825:252

Westcott, R. L. & Nelson, G. H., 2000, Descriptions Of Two New Species Of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, And Two New Subspecies Of Agrilus Curtis And Chrysobothris Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) In North America, With Detailed Notes On Others, The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (3), pp. 300-312 : 308

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X(2000)054[0300:DOTNSO]2.0.CO;2
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D922C24F-2C13-8E64-4AB6-FC51FD17FBEA
treatment provided by	Tatiana
scientific name	Buprestis pusilla Say 1825:252
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Buprestis pusilla Say 1825:252 (preoccupied).

Agrilus pusillus: Auctorum.

Agrilus parvus Saunders 1871:116 View in CoL .

This species occurs over most of the U.S., from coast to coast in the southern part. Likely it will be found most everywhere its adult host plant, Amorpha fruticosa View in CoL L. occurs. We find the southwesternmost population to be worthy of subspecific status, and describe it below.