Brachys ovatus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Buprestoidea

Familia: Buprestidae
Subfamilia: Agrilinae
Tribus: Trachydini
Subtribus: Brachydina
Genus: Brachys

Species: Brachys ovatus

Brachys ovatus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Brachys ovatus:

Brachys ovatus bellporti Nicolay & Weiss
Brachys ovatus ovatus

References

"Brachys ovatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
"Brachys ovatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

"Brachys ovatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

Further reading

Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.