Chalcophora virginiensis information

Chalcophora virginiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Chalcophora
Species:	C. virginiensis
Binomial name
	Chalcophora virginiensis; (Drury, 1770)

Chalcophora virginiensis, the sculptured pine borer, is a metallic woodboring beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is endemic to forested areas in the eastern United States and Canada. Some authors have synonymised it with the western species Chalcophora angulicollis, but Maier and Ivie (2013) demonstrate that the species are distinct.^[1]

^ Maier, Crystal A.; Ivie, Michael A. (2013). "Reevaluation of Chalcophora angulicollis (Leconte) and Chalcophora virginiensis (Drury) with a Review and Key to the North American species of Chalcophora Dejean (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 67 (4): 457–469. doi:10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.457. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[maier-1] Maier, Crystal A.; Ivie, Michael A. (2013). "Reevaluation of Chalcophora angulicollis (Leconte) and Chalcophora virginiensis (Drury) with a Review and Key to the North American species of Chalcophora Dejean (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 67 (4): 457–469. doi:10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.457. Retrieved 14 November 2014.