Prasinalia imperialis, the algodones white wax jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is endemic to the Algodones Dunes in North America.[1][2][3]
| Prasinalia imperialis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Prasinalia |
| Species: | P. imperialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Prasinalia imperialis (Barr, 1969)
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References
edit- ^ "Prasinalia imperialis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Prasinalia imperialis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Prasinalia imperialis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- "Special Animals List". Natural Diversity Database. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- 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.
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