Acmaeodera acuta
{{short description|Species of beetle}}
{{Speciesbox
| genus = Acmaeodera
| species = acuta
| authority = LeConte, 1860
}}
Acmaeodera acuta is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the western United States and Mexico. Its larval host is likely Salix and adults hosts include Achillea, Encelia, Rosa, Salix, and Sphaeralcea.{{Cite journal|journal = The Coleopterists Bulletin|volume = 33|issue = 2|pages = 169–181|language=en|jstor = 4000017|last1 = Westcott|first1 = Richard L.|title = Distributional and Biological Notes on North and Central American Species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)|last2 = Barr|first2 = William F.|last3 = Nelson|first3 = G. H.|last4 = Verity|first4 = D. S.|year = 1979}} The species is fairly restricted to riparian habitats.
A. acuta is often confused with A. retifera in collections.
References
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{{Cite web| title=Acmaeodera acuta Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=808847
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| accessdate=2018-05-06
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{{Cite web| title=Acmaeodera acuta species details
| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/9e7db222b98723d2c52e2fd1a49b624e
| website=Catalogue of Life
| accessdate=2018-05-06
}}
{{Cite web| title=Acmaeodera acuta
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/6003196
| website=GBIF
| accessdate=2018-05-06
}}
{{Cite web| title=Acmaeodera acuta Species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/397752
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2018-05-06
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite web
| accessdate = 2019-07-02
| title = The world of jewel beetles
| date = 2013
| last1 = Bellamy | first1 = C.L.
| url = http://cerambycids.com/buprestidae/
}}
- {{Cite book
| title = A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico
| date = 2008
| last1 = Nelson | first1 = Gayle H.
| last2 = Walters Jr. | first2 = George C. Jr.
| last3 = Haines | first3 = R. Dennis
| last4 = Bellamy | first4 = Charles L.
| publisher = The Coleopterists' Society
| series = Special Publication No. 4
| isbn = 978-0972608787
}}
- {{Cite book
| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea
| date = 2006
| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.
| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.
| publisher = Apollo Books
| isbn = 978-90-04-30914-2
}}
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Category:Beetles described in 1860
Category:Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte
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