Acmaeodera (s. str.) pulchella (Herbst, 1801) Parish

Carlton, Christopher E., MacRae, Ted C., Tishechkin, Alexey K., Bayless, Victoria L. & Johnson, Wood, 2018, Annotated Checklist of the Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Louisiana, The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (2), pp. 351-367 : 353

7. Acmaeodera (s. str.) pulchella (Herbst, 1801) Parish records (n = 50): Acadia, Bossier, Caddo, Cameron, Catahoula, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Natchitoches, Red River, St. Tammany,

Tangipahoa, Vernon, Webster, and Winn Parishes (LSAM, MEM, TAMU, USNM).

Potential larval hosts in Louisiana: Acer sp. , Crataegus sp. , Gleditsia triacanthos , and Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. Adults reported also on Acer saccharinum L., Diospyros virginiana L. and Quercus alba .

Collection date range: 12 March–24 August, mostly during June (n = 17).

Comments: Collected by hand ‘on flowers,’ using Malaise traps,and as C. fumipennis prey.