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Drummond's Blue-footed Bup

Lampetis drummondi Olivier, 1790

Family Buprestidae, Subfamily Buprestinae, Tribe Psilopterini

Drummond's Blue-footed Bup - Lampetis drummondi

Bofecillos Creek, Big Bend Ranch SNA, Presidio Co., Texas
3 October 2001 (Robert A. Behrstock)

Texas County Records for Lampetis drummondi

County Record Source: E.G. Riley, Nov. 2005

State Records for Lampetis drummondi

Source: Arnett, et al. 2002

Adult Activity: May to November, but most specimens in the Texas A&M University Insect Collection from June through August.

Larval Hosts:

Prosopis glandulosa - Mesquite
Acacia berlandieri - Guajillo
Carya illinoensis - Pecan
Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese elm

Similar Species: There are three species of Lampetis, all occur in the United States (and Texas) (Arnett, et al. 2002).

Lampetis cupreopunctata (Schaeffer) - Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in Texas. Oct. to Dec., most specimens from Oct.

Lampetis drummondi (Laporte & Gory) - See Maps

Lampetis webbii (LeConte) - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

Websites:

Wood Borer - TAMU

The Buprestidae of North America (north of Mexico) - California Department of Food and Agriculture

Photos:

Lampetis drummondi Unit Tray - Texas A&M University Insect Collection

Lectotype Specimen:

Original combination: Psiloptera valens LeConte, 1858
Current name: Lampetis drummondi (Laporte & Gory)

Etymology: Lampetis

lamp, -ad, =as, -s (G). Shine; torch
-etes (G). Dwell; a dweller; one who

Biographies:

Guillaume Antoine Olivier 1756-1814 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Museum - Division of Entomology
Thomas Drummond, naturalist (ca. 1790-1835) - Handbook of Texas

References:

Arnett, R.H., Jr., M.C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley & J.H. Frank. (editors). 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 pp.

Borror, D.J. 1960. Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms. National Press Books, Palo Alto. v + 134 pp.

Bellamy, C.L. 2003. An Illustrated Summary of the Higher Classification of the Superfamily Buprestoidea (Coleoptera). Folia Heyrovskiana, Supplement No. 10, 198 pp, 44 color plates, 453 figures.

Burke, H.R., J.A. Jackman, & M. Rose. 1994. Insects Associated with Woody Ornamental Plants. EEE - 00019. Texas A&M University, College Station. pp 1-166.

Kurosawa, Y. 1993. Reorganization of the Genus Psiloptera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Japanese Journal of Entomology, 61(3): 577-583.

Nelson, G.H. 1986. A review of the genus Psiloptera subgenus Lampetis Solier in the United States (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 40(3):272-284.

Vogt, G.B. 1949. A biologically annotated list of the Buprestidae of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 42:191-202.